Weekend Rundown on Monday....

This post will have to be continued, but I'll start....

Friday night, around 5:30, we got a call from my sister to tell us their car had broken down, 23 miles from our house.  They hit one of those big truck tires that had broken off, and it must have knocked something off under the car or caused something to become dislodged.  There was smoke coming from under the hood and it was making a 'funny' noise.  They didn't have AAA, but we do so off we went to the rescue!

They made it to a truck weigh station, so they were safely off the road and had access to restrooms. Since it was the Tampa rush hour, it took as awhile to get there, get turned around and headed back in the right direction. We found them around 6:15 and promptly called AAA to give us a tow back to Lakeland and our mechanic's shop.  That's when the "fun" started.  First they said someone would be there by 7:30, then it was 8:30, then it was by 9:45.  We sat there for over three hours. We were all getting cold and hungry but kept our spirits up talking and catching up.  The driver finally arrived and got us to the mechanic (closed for the weekend).

We had expected to order pizza for our dinner Friday night, but since it was 10:00 when we got home, we made sandwiches, settled a bit and then went to bed. Whew!

We expect to hear from Total Car Care this morning and have our fingers crossed that the repair won't be too costly.  Please, God.

Saturday, we stuck close to home.  Bruce was pretty tired after the long day on Friday and the stress of the break-down. His health is still fragile.  Tammy and I did get out for a little shopping trip. I put a pork roast in the crock pot which turned out delicious (if I may say so myself). Mashed potatoes and green beans and a salad topped it off for our dinner. We had ice cream for dessert.

Sunday, they wanted to visit our local flea market.  I made pancakes and sausage for breakfast (eggs and bacon yesterday). We spent a couple of hours at the flea market and we all found some goodies to bring home. That makes it even more fun!  When we got home, Bruce took a nap, Joe worked on doing their tax return for them, and I made some banana bread.  I also started the laundry and some spaghetti sauce for our dinner. I cooked some ziti and made a salad which everyone seemed to enjoy.

I have a doctor appointment this morning at 8:00 and  then have to go to work.  We'll have our guests for another night or maybe two, depending on the car and repair.  Joe will have his therapy at 9:30.  He sees the cardiologist on Tuesday, to check on the heart. We believe it has stayed in normal rhythm, but will find out for sure tomorrow!

In spite of all the craziness, we had a good weekend. I haven't taken one photo. Not one. Perhaps later tonight I'll get them to pose for one!  So...to be continued!

As always, thanks for checking in today!  Peace & hugs.