Weekend in Review (0 Comments)
Saturday started out pretty relaxed but with the idea that things needed to be done because a family from church, the Burtons, was coming over for dinner. I saw them on Wednesday and forgot to remind them so I called on Saturday morning. Ooops. She had forgotten and invited their neighbors over for the evening. They felt pretty bad but I was ok with it- didn’t take as much work to clean up for it. We had garlicky rotisserie chicken anyway and it was yummy! They gave me some pansies as a peace offering.
It was Potluck Sunday at church. Always a popular event, even if when we get home Kirsten is asking “what’s for lunch?” I guess potluck isn’t a meal. The girls ate well this time, not too many snacks in the nursery, I guess. One of the ladies left her lights on and ran down her battery so there was a little excitement there, mainly because no one had jumper cables with them. Even Brett had taken ours out when he hauled some stuff around in the Suburban. We had the Suburban because the car wouldn’t start again.
Speaking of the car; Brett had left it plugged in on Sunday so after we got home we started it up with the hair dryer and took a long drive to Ukiah. Oregon, not California. It’s not a thriving metropolis by any means but it is the little town where Brett graduated from high school. Pretty drive and about long enough to finish off the tank of fuel. Hans stayed with the Burton’s to play with Micheal and I had left my purse and Hans’ jacket at church so we picked that up and dropped off the jacket and a pair of sneakers at Burton’s before taking off. The girls slept all the way up, which was good as we stopped several times to take photos and backed up to get better views. We didn’t have to worry about the Weak Stomached One when she was sleeping. Made it back without any mishaps too. Ate a light supper at Burton’s, we had planned on getting home to eat left overs but they insisted. Had a nice visit. Although the car still didn’t need to be fueled up, Brett wanted to get it pretty low. It got pretty good fuel economy on that tank! Of course, the one we want to use up quickly!
I know Monday is not part of the weekend but I thought I’d continue with the car stuff. The kids and I went into town on Monday for a home school field trip to the fire station. I am getting good at starting the car with the hair dryer. The reserve light finally came on so the fuel was getting low. The Fire Station tour was fun. The kids stuck to me like glue for part of it but Kirsten was getting adventurous at the end and seemed to enjoy it. She told Brett all about it when we dropped off his thermos full of coffee and then wanted to dress up like a fireman when we got home. I had a Taste of Home Cooking School (demonstration really) to go to that evening. So after naps (everyone but Hans) we loaded back up, didn’t need the hair dryer this time, and met Brett at his work to trade rigs. I wasn’t going to try and get the car started after it was sitting for 5 hours in the cold and dark on the street! He filled up the car on the way home.
Tuesday, the car would not start for him in the morning but did start without the hair dryer for me in the afternoon after being plugged in for several hours and it was 60 degrees. Brett checked the glow plugs again and two more were out! He changed them last night and the car started without being plugged in this morning! Yeah.
So, that’s the weekend, and a little more, in review.
