Well, this is my first blog. I am writing this for my own journaling purposes and to keep in touch with family and friends.
I wanted to tell about our Christmas adventure. We decided to take the kids to Knott's Berry Farm in CA for Christmas. We did this last year and had a blast! After opening our presents and eating breakfast we piled into the car and headed out. We were traveling at quite a good pace when the car made a jerk and it felt and sounded like our little trailer hitch fell and was dragging behind the vehicle. That wasn't the case--we had a blow-out! What a blow-out! There is a huge dent behind our wheel and it chipped the paint off of the door--not to mention the black mark running up the side of our car. Our tire was ripped to shreds! I wasn't worried, even though we were on a barren stretch of highway about 10 miles from Quartzsite, AZ.
Tye got out to change the tire and we soon found that our jack was missing a crucial piece that allowed us to get to our spare tire. We were stuck! We tried to improvise but nothing worked. Finally a good samaritan stopped and took us to the gas station about 5 miles up the road. Tye found someone there that had the same vehicle as ours and asked if he could use their jack to get to the spare. This person was going the opposite direction so took Tye back to the vehicle. He got the tire changed and we were back in business. The rest of the trip was uneventful--or I should say, very eventful--but in a good way.
One funny side note is that Tye forgot the hubcap--left it on the ground where we were stranded. I suggested we stop on the way home and try to find the hubcap--knowing us we would not bother to get a new hubcap, or forget about it--can you say "white trash"? Well, much to my surprise, Tye said that was a good idea. So after two great days at the park, we headed back to AZ. Tye approximated where our breakdown was and stopped our car. He then crossed the lanes of traffic on our side, crossed the middle grass area and then crossed the opposite lanes of traffic. As he is doing this I'm thinking, "This is impossible!" After walking a few feet, he bends down and finds our hubcap! It was a miracle!! We were so happy! What a great ending to a horrible experience!
I wanted to tell about our Christmas adventure. We decided to take the kids to Knott's Berry Farm in CA for Christmas. We did this last year and had a blast! After opening our presents and eating breakfast we piled into the car and headed out. We were traveling at quite a good pace when the car made a jerk and it felt and sounded like our little trailer hitch fell and was dragging behind the vehicle. That wasn't the case--we had a blow-out! What a blow-out! There is a huge dent behind our wheel and it chipped the paint off of the door--not to mention the black mark running up the side of our car. Our tire was ripped to shreds! I wasn't worried, even though we were on a barren stretch of highway about 10 miles from Quartzsite, AZ.
Tye got out to change the tire and we soon found that our jack was missing a crucial piece that allowed us to get to our spare tire. We were stuck! We tried to improvise but nothing worked. Finally a good samaritan stopped and took us to the gas station about 5 miles up the road. Tye found someone there that had the same vehicle as ours and asked if he could use their jack to get to the spare. This person was going the opposite direction so took Tye back to the vehicle. He got the tire changed and we were back in business. The rest of the trip was uneventful--or I should say, very eventful--but in a good way.
One funny side note is that Tye forgot the hubcap--left it on the ground where we were stranded. I suggested we stop on the way home and try to find the hubcap--knowing us we would not bother to get a new hubcap, or forget about it--can you say "white trash"? Well, much to my surprise, Tye said that was a good idea. So after two great days at the park, we headed back to AZ. Tye approximated where our breakdown was and stopped our car. He then crossed the lanes of traffic on our side, crossed the middle grass area and then crossed the opposite lanes of traffic. As he is doing this I'm thinking, "This is impossible!" After walking a few feet, he bends down and finds our hubcap! It was a miracle!! We were so happy! What a great ending to a horrible experience!
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