The Fab Four have arrived! We met our goal of being southbound exactly, as we pulled onto US 41 south at precisely 6 a.m. after congregating at Paul's house, then traveling a short distance to pick up Bud. Pastor Ted and John Evans met with us and we had our leaving blessing in the middle of the street at about 5:50 this morning. Karen Hill was also present and sent us off with a big container of her marvelous chess bars and brownies. When we arrived at Aurora UMC, there were still a few left.
For those of you who keep notations of such things as miles traveled and road time, be advised we are not entering any contests this year as we had an unscheduled pit stop as some tiny, gravel-covered drive, one-pump gas station in western Mississippi to change a tire on our new trailer. The little jewel had had enough, and came apart at the seams. Of course, Brother Paul HAD secured a new spare tire and the bolt pattern was an exact match; however, the wheel itself was just a bit too fat to freely turn upon the axle once it was lug-nutted tightly to the hub.
No problem! We did have a new tire and we did have a wheel that fit, they simply needed to be joined into one workable piece of equipment. And, yes, you are absolutely correct, such needed conjoining could not be accomplished at the aforementioned establishment. But the Lord intervened and we were informed of one establishment where this needed service could be obtained, about 12 miles further down the road. Long story short, after only about one hour down time, we got back on the journey to NOLA.
So, with all that, and a short wait at the Chalmette Ferry, we arrived safely, thank you very much dear Lord, we have eaten, made up our beds and obtained food for tomorrow. So, since no one had to be chastised more than once (other than yours truly) on the trip down here and Bud didn't whine all that much, it has to be noted as a good trip. But it has been a long one, so I shall shower, pray and go to bed. Or maybe shower, go to bed and pray.
Stay tuned to this blogspot for daily updates of the FAB FOUR. Tomorrow, we may even post some photos! Keep a smile on your face, a song in your heart and us in your prayers.
For those of you who keep notations of such things as miles traveled and road time, be advised we are not entering any contests this year as we had an unscheduled pit stop as some tiny, gravel-covered drive, one-pump gas station in western Mississippi to change a tire on our new trailer. The little jewel had had enough, and came apart at the seams. Of course, Brother Paul HAD secured a new spare tire and the bolt pattern was an exact match; however, the wheel itself was just a bit too fat to freely turn upon the axle once it was lug-nutted tightly to the hub.
No problem! We did have a new tire and we did have a wheel that fit, they simply needed to be joined into one workable piece of equipment. And, yes, you are absolutely correct, such needed conjoining could not be accomplished at the aforementioned establishment. But the Lord intervened and we were informed of one establishment where this needed service could be obtained, about 12 miles further down the road. Long story short, after only about one hour down time, we got back on the journey to NOLA.
So, with all that, and a short wait at the Chalmette Ferry, we arrived safely, thank you very much dear Lord, we have eaten, made up our beds and obtained food for tomorrow. So, since no one had to be chastised more than once (other than yours truly) on the trip down here and Bud didn't whine all that much, it has to be noted as a good trip. But it has been a long one, so I shall shower, pray and go to bed. Or maybe shower, go to bed and pray.
Stay tuned to this blogspot for daily updates of the FAB FOUR. Tomorrow, we may even post some photos! Keep a smile on your face, a song in your heart and us in your prayers.
posted by Paul3 at 7:19 PM
2 Comments:
Well done, fine sirs. I'm glad to know you are all safe and sound. Take care of each other and get Silas in his home. You all will be a great team and share many blessings. As Bud has said, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" I LOVE YOU ALL
Leslie
Good to hear you are there--SAFE AND SOUND????? FAB FOUR--sounds like a dance team. You guys are GREAT and get Silas's cabinets in.
My prayers are with you each day.
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