A Day in the Life....

This past weekend we attended the funeral of my husband's cousin.  He was too young, 46, and will be missed by all who loved him so much.  For us, the day did not get any better.  Some very nice travelers drove by the rig we were hauling and pointed to our trailer.

We knew something must be wrong so we pulled over.  Sure enough, our wheel bearings were fried.  The highway is no place to have a  21' boat fall over off the trailer.  We had just passed an exit.  The next exit was 8 miles and we were traveling at only 5 miles per hour.  You do the math.  Our insurance company....no help.  A local tow service told us there was a rest stop in 1 mile.  Ok, now we feel better...a little.  BTW we have no GPS.  My husband is very good at zenning his way around!  However, he doesn't zen phone numbers quite as well.  :) That's where our son chips in and txts me the numbers of local towing companies.  Ah technology!

So my always prepared husband pulls out his tool bag and takes off the wheel, hub and damaged bearings.  He's awesome!

If you've ever seen a bearing, it looks nothing like this.  We unhooked the boat and found an auto parts store with the exact same part and all we needed.  We also got some grease and of course chose the brand with our son's name: Kendall!  Below, I couldn't resist capturing some "art."

Continuing our unfortunate situation, the part did not fit.  We decided to head to our destination and just leave the boat.  It's an hour away and who knows, maybe someone will steal the stupid thing!

My wonderful brother-in-law and my mother-in-law's husband were awesome enough to drive all the way back to the boat with my husband and get it fixed up.  The nearby Tractor Supply even let them in after hours to pick up more parts.

Trailer fixed, the guys head back for a much needed burger and a beer!  

I am grateful for family, for their unconditional love, their selflessness, and their unrelenting kindness!

More to come.....