To Tow or not to Tow.....

 

On Sunday, we thought it would be fun to go to church, visit the San Diego Temple and hit the beach. Well, as you can see from these pictures, the first 2 went right out the window. We started driving and all of the sudden the power steering went out. We thought we could drive to a shop to get it fixed. Well, obviously we don't really have car fixing skills. The car started to ding and stuff and we looked at the dashboard and realized the car was overheated. It was clear at the top saying "HOT!" We immediately parked and tried to call someone for help. These are the times we wished we had signed up for AAA. I tried telling them my in laws had AAA, but unless they are in our car, (the AAA members) they won't help you. Ok....we're having car trouble and nothing is open on a Sunday or even the next day because it's a holiday. I just started to pray. We really had a good attitude about the whole thing and noticed the little tender mercies throughout the day. We were grateful the car didn't break down during the drive there since we are still experiencing high heat. (112-118 degrees)....we were grateful that we were broken down on a day that much wasn't planned...etc. As you can see, once we called for the tow truck to come and get our car, the boys decided to have a little fun and play some catch. Why not?

 

After the tow truck took David to the shop to get the van fixed, the kids and I rode the Trolley back to our hotel. That was a blessing that our hotel was downtown, so we could take public transportation back and be within walking distance. We really tried to enjoy our vacation in spite of the little adversity we had.