Today I helped Savannah's class sell Otter pops again at lunch. After that was over, around 12:30 I went to lunch with Kent. Then I had to run to the post office and to the bank. As I was pulling into the bank's parking lot I heard a loud grinding noise and then I couldn't straighten out my front wheels. Luckily I was able to get into the parking lot before being completely immobile but I couldn't pull into a parking stall so had to sit in the middle of the parking lot with my hazard lights on. This is what I saw when I got out to check my van:
Yikes! Not only was the wheel turned to the side but it was rotated at about a 45 degree angle.
And, of course, my cell phone battery was dead so I had to go into the bank to call Kent. :) He couldn't leave work and there was no way anyone could have pulled me any where anyway so Kent called a tow truck for me. He also called Dad H., who lives only a few blocks away to come and pick us up and give us a ride home.
I waited about 20 minutes for the tow truck and then loaded everything I needed onto our stroller, including an asleep Kent III in his upright carseat. (Don't ask me why I didn't take pictures of that because I don't know why. :)) I packed the diaper bag, Otter pops that needed to be refrozen encased in our small cooler, camera bag, purse and odds and ends I took out of the van that I needed all onto our stroller. I waited for Dad H. but then just decided to start walking to his house. I met him coming to get me about two houses from his. I later found out he had been confused on when he was supposed to pick me up. He thought he was going to get a phone call but then got worried after 35 minutes so just decided to come get me. I must say, I felt very much like a vagabond pushing all my belongings along the street heaped onto the stroller. :) It was good exercise though! :)
I really do appreciate sweet Dad H. taking the time out of his very busy day to pick us up and take us home. He is always willing to do whatever he can for us and I just can't thank him enough!
Our mechanic called and said it was a ball joint that needed to be replaced and would only cost a couple of hundred dollars to replace both the upper and lower ball joints. Phew! I was so worried it would be an axle issue or something bad like that and end up costing us a lot of money. It was also ready to be picked up by 5 tonight! I really like and trust our mechanic and think he is very honest, knowledgeable and hard working. If anyone around where I live needs a mechanic, I strongly suggest going to him!
On the upside Kent was finally given approval by the VA to start school. Hooray! He will most likely start January 2009 since he missed the deadline to start in August. I don't know if I have mentioned it or not already but he wants to finish his bachelor's degree and then become a lawyer. It is going to be a little hard for a few years, especially on him since he plans on working full time too, but he feels an urgency to start school as soon as possible, even if he can only take one or two classes a semester. I am very excited for him and very proud of him!
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