Friday, November 24, 2006

Murphy's Law on Thanksgiving

Is it me, or if something is going to break down... it will be on either a weekend, evening or a HOLIDAY! This is what we did on Thanksgiving. My car got a split radiator hose on the way down state to Fowlerville. It first happened when we stopped at a rest stop just north of Lansing. Wouldn't you know it! I ran into a family that I knew from Gladwin, at the rest stop. They and some other people there, were nice enough to help us get our car back on the road. With a roll of duct tape and some jugs of water, we patched it back together (temporarily, anyway)... and we got back on the road. Just as we pulled into the driveway of my mother-in-law's place, the duct tape gave way and blew again.

My husband and brother-in-law (Mike, above) went over to Mike's hose to grab to stuff to fix the hose with and wouldn't you know it! He hit a deer on the way back to the house. The deer did some damage. (Sorry Mike!) Anyway, they did get the car put back together again. Thankfully, we did make it home that night. Here is a picture of my mother-in-law's house. It was recenty resided and redone on the inside and the place looks great!

We had a very nice visit with my parents, Jim's mom and Mike & Mariann. It was a beautiful day for a family holiday!

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