Yesterday we drove to Arizona from Hesperia, CA. It was a long drive for the kids, but everything went well. We got up early and were making good time when we hear a loud pop. We knew that sound it was one of our old tires that we had not yet replaced and it had blown. It was a little worse this time though as it didn’t just burst, but destroyed some of the metal underside of the trailer around the door. We were going to pull it off, but we discovered a screw that we could tack it up with. It is still a little misshapen, but at least it works. We will have to try and pound it out later. The tire did, however, destroy the plastic piece that goes around the wheels and protects a small amount of wood at the bottom of the trailer. We are going to try to get that fixed, but who know how we are going to do that. Jason is headed out today to try and replace our spare tire for one that does not have a huge hole in it. We were extremely thankful that this happened near the beginning of the day as it was only starting to get hot.
We had plans to be at our destination in Arizona by dinner time and without the blowout it probably would have happened. I only had enough lunch items for one meal which was lunch so for dinner we got to eat out. In this area you cannot cook and eat in the trailer without air conditioning. As we were walking into IHOP to eat dinner (we all ate breakfast for dinner), Joey’s sandal broke. Audrey and Jordan had also used them so I guess it was time to replace them. The restaurant just so happened to be in the JCPenneys parking lot. I had wanted to find a Cracker Barrel, but Audrey’s extensive drinking of water prohibited us from going to any restaurant but the closest. We were in the Phoenix area and couldn’t stop on the side of the road to use the trailer’s bathroom. Anyway, back to the shoe story. JCPenneys had a sale on and we were able to find Joey some sandals that were on sale!!! I just love it when God puts us in the right place at the right time for something as small as getting shoes that were on sale.
Today, I have a full day of trying to find a Laundromat and washing the seemingly endless pile of laundry that I seem to have. I don’t understand it; I just did laundry a few days ago. Oh well, I guess that is the story of the life of a traveling missionary wife and every other mommy on the planet. :-)
We had plans to be at our destination in Arizona by dinner time and without the blowout it probably would have happened. I only had enough lunch items for one meal which was lunch so for dinner we got to eat out. In this area you cannot cook and eat in the trailer without air conditioning. As we were walking into IHOP to eat dinner (we all ate breakfast for dinner), Joey’s sandal broke. Audrey and Jordan had also used them so I guess it was time to replace them. The restaurant just so happened to be in the JCPenneys parking lot. I had wanted to find a Cracker Barrel, but Audrey’s extensive drinking of water prohibited us from going to any restaurant but the closest. We were in the Phoenix area and couldn’t stop on the side of the road to use the trailer’s bathroom. Anyway, back to the shoe story. JCPenneys had a sale on and we were able to find Joey some sandals that were on sale!!! I just love it when God puts us in the right place at the right time for something as small as getting shoes that were on sale.
Today, I have a full day of trying to find a Laundromat and washing the seemingly endless pile of laundry that I seem to have. I don’t understand it; I just did laundry a few days ago. Oh well, I guess that is the story of the life of a traveling missionary wife and every other mommy on the planet. :-)
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