We Are on Our Way

With a little help from a friend we are on our way to Indio~4:00pm Christmas Eve. Soon after I posted our situation about the broken starter, Jim came to our rescue. Jim is a long time friend of my brother and just happens to be a recent retiree from Cuyamaca College where he was the head auto shop teacher. He offered to contact his parts suppliers first thing this morning to find the part we needed. And that is exactly what he did.

Jim contacted us by 9am with the location of the part which was only 8 miles away. By 10:15am we had said part in hand and on our way home to get on with it.

Bob had a few snags during the installation of the starter, but eventually he got the job done. It’s comforting to know that the almost 80yr old still has what it takes.

We don’t know if we’ll make it in time for Christmas Eve dinner or if Christmas Eve desert will have to do. At least we are counting on being there for Christmas Day.

Being on the road is rather exciting on this Christmas Eve evening. I can feel the rush in the air as the cars whiz past us carrying moms and dads, sisters and brothers, husbands and wives, girl friends and boy friends, and a lot of single folks in a hurry to get to the mall for that last gift, to the grocery store for the forgotten eggnog, or to the extended family’s home for their Christmas Eve celebration, or simply to get home from work.

We are driving in the dark...and we NEVER drive in the dark.  Oh, for the new experiences.

Once again..

Merry Christmas to All