I made it home today on the afternoon flight. I send a special thanks to the kind united worker at the front desk that convinced me to wait for the afternoon flight after missing the morning flight. Two downsides were waiting in the airport for 7 hours, 2 hour delay on the ground for mechanical then security reasons, and my checked bag not making it to O'hare with all my soveniers. I'll get in touch with people as I get the chance. All my brothers are home at the same time, never happens, and we are having dinner together now.