What a day!

After breakfast we drove to the local Chevrolet dealer to have our car evaluated.  We left it there and were taken back to our motel by a shuttle.  He was very kind and took us to the Wurstfest office where we bought tickets at a discounted price.  We returned to the motel where we spent most of the day.  When we were called, we were told that a part for the transmission was needed that had to be shipped from Jackson, MI.  We thought that was too long for us to sit in our motel.  Another shuttle driver came to take us to the dealership.  I immediately looked under the hood and saw that the small tube had not been crimped as before.  The technician came and talked to me about how the tube should be open to make the transmission work properly.  I kept trying to understand why the car ran so well with the tube crimped.  I still don’t understand the situation.  We just paid an outrageous diagnostic fee and returned to the motel.  We had walked to a nearby Taco Bell for lunch and ate what we had left over for supper.  We stayed in and played kings on the corner during the evening.  I offered to take Evelyn out for the evening but she just wanted to stay home.  We have to trust God to get us home to the Valley.  We hope our friends will follow us all the way to the Valley incase we have trouble.  When we get there we have to decide whether to have the transmission replaced or just buy another car.  This poses another problem:  new or “pre owned”?  I looked on line and saw that a new transmission costs over $1000.  That is not considering the labor costs.  We aren’t complaining, however.  God has been good to us for many years and has provided us with finances to allow us to do whatever He leads us to do.  Our friends and Wurstfest will be here tomorrow.