We had a blur of a weekend! We were both lucky enough to be able to leave work a little early on Friday to beat some of the traffic (big strong accent on "some" !) and set out for a half-way point on the way to see son Michael, Tina and Jessica our beautiful 13 year old granddaughter.
The first stop is always a Dunkin' D in DE. It has changed hands a couple of times in the many years we've stopped there...but always for the better. And the coffee is super.
I drove from there to our next routine stop - a Ledo Pizza, I'm not sure where (!). Ledo is another place we are always satisfied with the best garlic bread and whatever else we are in the mood for. And then, on the road again.
Waldorf MD is such a nice place to stay, and believe me, when you've just worked all day, driven about 5 hours, a clean king sized bed is more than welcoming.
Next day we were able to get to Mike's by noonish which is nice - gives us more time to visit. As Lar pulled into the drive he pulled way down almost up to Mike's truck. It actually caused me to think it odd, and I almost said something about boxing the truck in.
We visited a while and then decided to go out for lunch at a new deli Tina had heard about. Jessica, of course, was going to ride with us. Mike and Tina would take their car. Got in, and Lar said, "I can't turn the key!" I took it for granted he simply needed to wiggle the wheel a bit, sometimes that happens.
Uh - no.........the battery was completely dead! I mean it was dry as a bone...and there wasn't even the ability to put it into neurtral so Mike and I could push it back a bit for the truck!
We had just driven all those miles....with plenty of opportunities for the car to die anywhere in between. It chose to do so in Mike's drive! I couldn't believe the timing.
Mike was able to get the truck just barely backed around the car so he could attempt to jump the battery....no dice. When I say "dead" I mean long gone. No retrieval!
So we went to lunch, and then Mike and Tina went to buy us a battery, which Mike so kindly put in while we took our darling girl shopping for a coat and the traditional ice cream. We have such fun with her and it breaks our hearts we cannot be with her more.
We are more than proud of these kids....Mike has done so much really good work around the house, despite his disability (don't think he knows the word!) and Tina has earned her Master's while working full time and being an active mom and wife. She will graduate in December. Then they will be able to realize the benefits of all her hard work, and all her time occupied getting there.
We are home again, and looking forward to the family possibly being together (all together, hopefully) at Thanksgiving.
So much to be grateful for - including the timing of the dying battery!
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