09/08/15 Blessed once again

This looks like what was pulled out of our van!

AJ,

So, do you know how lucky (blessed) you are? Me too?

(Background: Aj had taken the van up to Provo the weekend prior. He brought back a van full of college kids. They stopped out in Kanab and spent the night then went to Zion National Park before coming home Saturday afternoon 9/5/15. )

09/08/15

New fan belt

Yesterday morning the van started making a funny noise. We had only driven to church (9/6/15) and back since you dropped it off. Didn't go to gmas because they were out of town and stuff. So 2 miles total.

I got in the van at 6 a.m. headed over to Home Depot and it sounds like a lawn mower. Strange. Get out, look around. Huh, can't figure out what's going on. Go to Home Depot and back and decide I better park it until Dad can peek at it.

So now 6 miles total.

I want to go to the pool so I listen and can't hear anything and do a pool run with a van full of little girls (Katie, Holly, Morgan, Zie & Lauren Riley).

Now, 9 miles total.

Dad gets in the car and we head to Gmas and the sound starts up again really loud. We go about 1 mile and then the noise stops and everything gets quiet. The power steering goes out. The a/c goes out. It's kind of eerie.

under 10 miles total.

So we were going to get oil at O'Reiley's cause that's what we thought -- it has an oil leak.

We stopped at O'Reiley's and Tim Scott is there. He comes out and pulls out our belt. In shreds. And sells us another one -- for $20. Which Dallas installed with Dad last night in about 1/2 hour. Thank you Dallas!!!! Thank you Dad!!!!

Holy Smokes that could have ended so much worse!!!!!! In so many ways. So say your thankful prayer that you were able to travel home safely and without incident. And me too!!! (Cause at 6 a.m. nobody would have answered the phone to come find me out in the dark!!)

I'm feeling pretty blessed about now!!

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