surprise guests

Dea, daughter 3, drove up from SF to visit.

She brought her two teen sons, Griff and Josh. All was good. Then the front door opened and in walked Arline, daughter 1, from Washington. She missed her sister and when she learned of the visit, here she was!

But her good car was in California with her husband who was on a business combined with back packing trip, so she drove the ancient red Toyota Corolla. It was a basic car to begin with and time has not improved it. But she arrived without any problems. She brought her son Ben, and a friend Doris.

So, we extended the kitchen table into the living space, cooked piles of food and had a great feast.

But Arline, Ben and Doris had to get back to work so she left Sunday afternoon.

A couple of hours later Dea got a text message that they were staying overnight in a town 100 miles down the road. Hmm.

Later texts and conversations, revealed that the tranny had gone out of their car and she was stranded. She got towed back to the closest town (Baker City), and was waiting for her husband and youngest son, who were scheduled to drive through today.

I called: "Is there anything I can do?" "No, all is in control!."

All will end well, (except for the little red car).