Well, Thanksgiving is past...we had a good one this year with our family. It's the only time of year that we get to see some of our family, and it's always an enjoyable day. Lizzy especially enjoyed her cousin who is the same age as she is.
We had a nice time with my parents too, and did some fun stuff:
- Kenny and Grandpa took the kids bowling.
- We went to a local bird store and got to see some wild, predator birds up close. Beautiful creatures!
- Mom and I went shopping on Black Friday and got some great deals!
- We played cards a lot.
- We ate a lot of good stuff.
- The weather was warm...it was 80 degrees on Saturday!
- Grandpa taught the boys how to drive...golf balls, that is!
- Kenny took the kids up to a friend's house (a longtime friend of Kenny's) who let Nathan and Tim ride his three wheeler!
We got home tonight. Unfortunately on the way home our van decided to breathe its last breath. About 75 miles from home, our transmission died. Thankfully we have AAA, and a nice man with a big tow truck came and rescued us from the center divide of I-5.
It could have been easy for us to get upset and be anxious about this, but Kenny and I quickly thanked God that we were not injured and also thanked Him that we were at a place on I-5 where we could safely get off the road. Then, we waited for the tow truck...and of course the kids were all pretty excited about riding in a tow truck! Thankfully again, the company that came to get us had a rig big enough to transport us all home, and the driver was a very nice, Christian man. He even brought me and the kids home before following Kenny to the transmission shop where we left the van until tomorrow when we can get an estimate.
So, while our trip ended on a difficult note, we were able to thank God for His mercies through it. Now we will have to make the decision...to fix or not to fix?
We hope all of our readers had a lovely Thanksgiving holiday!
I will post pictures tomorrow... :o)
2 comments:
So glad you made it home safely! That kind of stuff (car stuff) can be scary. Sorry about your van. That kind of stuff is hard; esp. deciding what to do -fix the old one or buy a new one? God will give you the perfect direction to take.
Sounds like your time your family was fabulous! Driving golf balls is awesome! Did the boys like it? I'm not good at driving, but I'm a good putter!!
Hi Jill!! How cool to hear you mention I-5 and realize that while a long distance away...I live right off the same I-5!!! Small world :)
So sorry about the van :( Ugh...car troubles...not fun! Prayers that the estimate will help guide you to the right decision!
Glad you had a great Thanksgiving! We watched the Macys parade on TV and just hung out in our pjs...and I cooked and baked all day for a friend who just had a baby. Strange and kind of lonely Thanksgiving...but good :) I am thankful for much!
Post a Comment