Wow... what a trip!
We had an unexpected ordeal... our Windstar blew the transmission in Springfield, MO. All of us stood at the side of the road in 100+ degree heat for almost an hour waiting for the tow truck to arrive. We almost had to call an ambulance for John, who began showing signs of heat exaustion, but managed to keep it at bay by making him drink as much as he could, and by pouring bottled water on him.
The tow driver took our van to a transmission shop, and us to a motel. This was Saturday, and the shop did not open until Monday. What to do??? What to do???
What we ended up doing was rent a car, and then continued on our trip. It was quite interesting to cram the stuff that was in a Windstar into a Taurus. We ended up leaving half our stuff behind.
Shelby kept on reminding us her Catechism lesson from the previous week: "All you need is a staff and a tunic." We told her to hush.
At any rate, we ended up having a truly wonderful trip.
We enjoyed the sights of St. Louis, ate Chicago pizza and saw the view from the top of the Sears tower.
We ventured into Windsor, won 50 bucks at the casino and promptly lost it.
Shelby twirled at Notre Dame, did fairly well in competition, and still enjoyed it.
We threw Art's parents 60th wedding anniversary party in Detroit.
And finally made it back to Springfield, picked up our repaired van and we are now home again. Very tired, but feeling pretty darn good about not letting a little thing like a blown transmission ruin our vacation!
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A not-very-happy Arthur transfers stuff from the Windstar to the Taurus. (The rest of the vacation was great!)
Entrance to the Sears Tower...
...and the breathtaking view!
Chicago Pizzaria
Three of the Encore Twirlers and coach await their scores.
Shelby and John serve cake and punch
Mom and Dad: 60 years together and still going strong!
More of the anniversary party
A family portrait
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