Tag: car troubles
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One cat too many…
“Why is the cat outside?” my husband asked, peering through the sliding glass door onto our gray-blue deck where, indeed, our cat appeared to be. “I have no idea,” I said — because I had no idea. I hadn’t noticed our cat even attempting to sneak out the door. Typically, Tori, our cat (affectionately called T-Cat…
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Humbled by love…
The day my husband and I became grandparents our children began to parent us. It was quite humbling. It began as any other day when you are driving hundreds of miles away from your daughter, who is about to give birth, toward your oldest son, who is about to get married. Timing is everything. In a…
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Will the real mechanic please stand up?
My only daughter was having an emergency C-section, but my oldest son was getting married and we were driving to the wedding — a calculated 11.5 hours away from the birth of my first grandchild. It set the stage for the emotional roller coaster I call, for simplicity’s sake, the Wedding Saga. Read Part 1: I think…
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Water, water everywhere…
My 2004 Chevy Venture is oozing with water. Inside. I thought I had an AC issue–and my dear husband and I have spent the last week cleaning air filters and cleansing condensation lines in an attempt to address it. Instead of getting better, however, the problem is getting worse. Or we are just discovering how…