Assault on the battery

Hello all you weekend warriors

It was a pretty good weekend for the most part. Saturday did not start off that well. Wendy found out that one of her favorite necklaces was broken. I am not sure if it broke in her luggage on her trip home. Then a tape measure we have broke. Wendy tried to pull out the tape and the tape snapped.

We left our house late morning to visit Wendy's parents. Since our driveway is pretty narrow, we had to switch cars. I put my car out on the car so we could take Wendy's car. As I got into Wendy's car she told me it was not cranking right. She cut off the engine and then turned it back on. The engine cranked right up. So we did not think anything about it. We made it to Wendy's parents safely.

Saturday afternoon at the church of Wendy's parents they had a Super Sunday School Shindig. Wendy's mother had to be at the church a little earlier so Wendy's dad and us were driving later. We go out to Wendy's car and I put the key in the ignition and nothing happens. We think "Oh, no!" Wendy's dad gives a jump start and we figure it is the battery. We make it to the church and have a good time at the shindig eating hot dogs and hamburgers. Now is the trip back to Wendy's parents house and the car still does not start. So we get another jump to make it back.

Once at the house Wendy's dad and I visit an auto store to purchase a battery. The battery in the car was the original so Wendy got a few years out of the battery. Wendy's dad replaces the battery and the car cranks normally.

Sunday we go to church and then out to eat at a Mexican restaurant. It was pretty good. Later that afternoon we make the trip back to our house. It took a long time because there was a bunch of traffic on 40. I think I average for about 30 miles 30 mph. All of a sudden it opened up and we could drive normally. Still not sure what happened, but we made it back safely.

So for the most part it was a good weekend. There were a few unpleasant surprises, but the good outweighed the bad.