The good news is……I got my truck fixed and it is running great. Yes, for a grand total of $550.00, I got a major tune-up and a few other things done to my truck, making it a smooth ride. Karla and I had actually decided if the repairs were over $500.00, we would just get rid of the truck and find something else for me to drive….but, since it was only $50.00 over, we decided to have it repaired and keep it. I really did not want to go buy another vehicle. I hate vehicle shopping. I actually picked the truck up on Wednesday afternoon…and it runs and sounds much better.
Not much happened during the latter part of last week. I had a REACT Board meeting on Thursday evening and then on Friday morning, I received a text message that one of our teenagers from church, who was pregnant, had her baby. Everything went well and she had a healthy baby. I left the office at 1:45 pm and spent the rest of the afternoon at the hospital with the new mom and baby. Just after I arrived at the hospital, I had the privilege of holding the baby and then got the opportunity to assist with giving the baby her first bath. It felt really strange….but a good kind of strange. When I decided to leave the hospital and go home, I went to the hospital parking lot and could not find my truck. It was cold, wet and nasty and I could not remember where I parked. When I went into the hospital, I got turned around, so I could not remember where I parked.
I walked around for a good 30 minutes, trying to find my truck. I did eventually find it and decided that I would not be going back to that hospital anytime soon. To top it all off, I had to pay $5.00 to park. That, to me, was ridiculous! As I left the hospital, Karla and Gayla were just arriving. I left the hospital, stopped at Del Rancho and then headed home. After being home for about an hour, Gayla called to tell me she was staying the night at the hospital with the new mom and I needed to come back up to the hospital to pick Karla up. I was not looking forward to another trip to that hospital. When I arrived, I told Karla where I was parked. It didn’t matter. She got lost too. I finally drove around the hospital, trying to spot Karla……she was walking down the street and talking to me on the phone. I finally found her and we went home.
We were up early on Saturday morning. We had breakfast at the church and then spent all morning in the church sanctuary, decorating for Christmas. After the decorating, I went to Hibdons and spent two hours getting my oil changed. When I finally left, I went home and took a long nap. I got up just in time to head to the church for the OU/OSU Bedlam game. We had planned a bedlam party for the students, so they could get out of the house and enjoy football and fellowship. We had a great time, despite the fact the game was all OSU. I congratulate OSU on their win, especially since OU played terribly.
The rest of the weekend went quietly by. After church on Sunday, I took a nap and then headed to the church for choir rehearsal. We have our musical/drama on December 18th and Gayla and I have the leading drama parts. So, we spent the afternoon rehearsing…and then Karla, Gayla and myself, went out to eat. Afterwards, it was back home for the evening to rest up and get ready for Monday.
It was a long and very busy Monday. To top it off, it was bitterly cold and the wind was blowing hard. I got a lunch hour, but I spent it at my desk. After work, I was scheduled to go by a REACT team member’s house and have him re-mount my REACT radio antenna. On my way over to his house, as I was getting off the interstate at NE 10 & I-35, I noticed a lady on the shoulder with a flat tire. After I stopped and assisted her, I came upon another lady whose car died….she thought the battery was dead, so we tried to jump it. We could not get it started, so she called a tow truck. I was finally back on the road to my friend’s house. It was hard working on my truck because it was cold, dark and windy…..plus, my heater still does not work well. After spending about an hour on it, we finally got the antenna re-mounted.
It was a very long day and a tiring day. When I got home, I spent about 15 minutes on the computer and then went to bed.
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