Mark had his surgery today. All went well. He's just been moved to the recovery room. He'll be there for an hour or so and then moved to a waiting area where he will stay until they release him.
And we have time...
The mini van broke down on the way down here to Rutland this morning...I called AAA, told them where it was, left the keys under the mat and told them to tow it to the closest Chrysler dealership. So - should we hitchhike or call a taxi? Before we had a chance to put our thumbs out - the people, whose driveway we were at the end of, happened to be leaving and asked if we needed help. Why YES! We said, can you give us a ride to the hospital? We crammed into the jump seat of the pick up truck... And they drove us both to the hospital...
We were only 20 minutes late!
I tell you...why do I always have these little 'bumps' in the road? Drama. It always has a way of finding me. I guess life would seem so boring & mundane without it!
I called the dealer and the coolant lines had corroded and therefore leaked...hence the overheating engine and massive amounts of black smoke that bellowed out from under the passenger seat side of the car...so much that for a moment there we thought the car might blow! $329 and I can get the car between 3 and 4...which will be just about the time Mark will be ready to go home. The timing is perfect and the parts were in stock!
Note to self: figure out how to get the dealer and where it is!!!
And as I always try to see the good things in any situation... All I can say is thank goodness the minivan didn't die on the way home....
Can you imagine???
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Note to Louisa -- get rid of the minivan, you are way cooler than that...of course, this is coming from someone with one child who is yet to be driving around a lot of friends :)
Glad things went well for Mark - email me?!
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