A Breakdown Disaster

Our trip to the Frio was fantastic, so we decided to stay on our last day until the late afternoon. I was so excited  because on the way home, the odometer was going to turn over 200,000 miles! I have been waiting for that milestone for a long time. When we started to leave, the car wouldn't start. Cory hooked it up the the mule, and we got it started. We figured things would go okay as long as we didn't turn the car off. We stopped to get something to eat and left the car running, so things were okay. Then, we continued driving, and all of a sudden things started to get weird. A battery light started flashing, and within minutes the entire car just shut down. Cory pretty much figured that it was the alternator, but that didn't really help us out in the middle of I-10. The worst part about it was that we were pretty much right in between Houston and San Antonio. It was about 8:30 at night. Hmmm...we were 135 miles from our house, and AAA will only take you 100 miles per tow. We called them anyway, and they said that a tow truck could be there in an hour. Ryan said that he would come get us or help in any way, but we figured by the time that he got out there the the truck would be there anyway. So, we waited. Then, we got a call from AAA that the only truck that could fit all of us was an hour away from San Antonio, but they would get there as soon as they could. So, we waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, the tow truck got there at 12:30. The girls were pretty good after we got all settled. We took the carseats out, and they snuggled in the back seat. Brooke was a crazy woman, but she finally fell asleep in my arms. I was so glad Cory was with us. I would have been so nervous about everything! Dark, cloud, in the middle of nowhere! Anyway, the tow truck got us. The dogs rode in the Tahoe, and we were smashed in the cab of the truck. It had a back seat, but it was tiny back there! The guy was nice enough to take us all the way home even though it was beyond the 100 mile limit. We were all so tired, but everyone did amazingly well throughout the whole situation. Adilyn sat in the middle in the front seat, and she stayed awake for the entire 1.5 hour drive home. Kacy and Brooke passed out for most of the ride, and they all crashed when we got home. We were really lucky that things went as well as the did! Cory fixed the alternator the next day, and all was well. Thank goodness for a car fixing husband!