Now, this is worse than what happened to our tire, but while driving to work last Wednesday, my tire blew out around Point of the Mountain. The right side of the road was all a hill, so I got scared to change the tire on my own. I called Tim, my boss, then UDOT, who have a roadside asstance vehicle that I've seen helping people once or twice. While waiting for help, a really nice guy stopped and insisted he help. We almost had the new tire on when the jack broke (probably a combination of the hill, the heat, and the fact that we've used it too much). Luckily it bent, so it still kept the car from crashing down. We sat there wondering what to do, and the UDOT truck drove up as the guy was going to get his car jack. We fixed it quickly after that, but I still had to make an expensive trip to Walmart to replace the back 2 tires.
I got thinking that I've done a lot for the car lately, so I decided to make a list of our car issues that have happened in the last year...
1. We got it registered in GA about last July, but had to re-register (and re-pay) for Utah.
2. This required a Safety and IM test which I made an appt. for, but had to reschedule somewhere else because the place I went lost their certification to do it that week.
3. Before the safety test, we had to replace the entire windshield.
4. We had to look all over Provo, only to find the vehicle registration office is a few blocks from our apartment
5. Brakes replaced
6. Brakes replaced again because the first ones were bad (a pain, but free)
7. I got hit in a hit and run which is a lot of paperwork and phone calls
8. New body work done due to the hit and run. This took a week and caused me a lot of stress due to the dumb car rental company.
9. New timing belt...expensive
10. Flat tire = patch + tire balance due to potholes in the winter
11. 3 Oil changes in the past few months
12. Tire blowout on the freeway this week = 2 new tires and a new jack
Now I know I drive it a lot, but I think I've had my share of car problems this year. I say I because Tim never drives, so I have been the one to take care of everything with the exception of one oil change. At least I'll feel a little better driving with new tires across the country in a few weeks.
Here are some picture of us playing outside of our condo in Midway. The mountains were so beautiful, and it was cool enough for us to love playing outside a lot of the evenings.
Kate and Makayla had a lot of fun trying to figure out all of the games. The top middle picture in this collage is Makayla with badmitten birdies against her eyes, and the second line has Kate with her eyes closed so we can't see her.
Kate always wanted to "wun" down the "mountain." She seemed to never get tired!
This is me and the biggest dog I've ever seen. It's just sitting right now, but it was huge!
Tim enjoyed the little boys, Will is now getting big enough to play ball with, but he also loved jumping, which Tim helped him do a lot!
It's been a while since I have been able to upload pictures onto a computer, so I don't know where to start. I guess I'll just add a few pictures and do my big vacation blog later.
made the decision to move out to Washington DC. We're actually going to live in or near Falls Church, VA. We don't have jobs or an apartment yet, but we feel like it is the right thing to do, and we're really excited!
Now, this is worse than what happened to our tire, but while driving to work last Wednesday, my tire blew out around Point of the Mountain. The right side of the road was all a hill, so I got scared to change the tire on my own. I called Tim, my boss, then UDOT, who have a roadside asstance vehicle that I've seen helping people once or twice. While waiting for help, a really nice guy stopped and insisted he help. We almost had the new tire on when the jack broke (probably a combination of the hill, the heat, and the fact that we've used it too much). Luckily it bent, so it still kept the car from crashing down. We sat there wondering what to do, and the UDOT truck drove up as the guy was going to get his car jack. We fixed it quickly after that, but I still had to make an expensive trip to Walmart to replace the back 2 tires.
