Well, Caleb managed to brave the cold and stay all night on
the porch. Really kind of surprised
us. Our bodies continue to wake us early, so we tried to keep
quiet after we awoke around 6 until Jan was up.
Today has been filled with lots of down time. Nathan has been working trying to diagnose
the trouble with the van while Jan is networking with her church family to try
to find a mechanic for us. Nathan
decided that it was the idler pulley. He
made a trip to AutoZone here in Kalispell, purchased the parts and got to
work. As is usually the case, it took
longer than he expected, but he was such a trooper working out there with the
tools that he had brought in case of emergency.
Once everything was back in place, he asked me to crack it up… (Can you hear the crickets?) Nothing,
absolutely nothing, happened. The van
didn’t even turn over. Nathan’s first thought
was that the battery had run down because he had had the doors open. Again, Jan brought her car to the rescue, but
alas that was not the trouble. Our
battery is only a couple of months old, and Nathan decided the trouble was not
in the starter either. Now what? It has cranked and started every time this
trip with no hesitation! Could it be the
alarm system somehow has wigged out?
Nathan worked for hours trying to figure it out, but to no avail. L
The boys watched movies, and Jan and I just hung out and
visited. There is a friend of a fellow
that Jan goes to church with that is a mechanic . He said that he attends church on Saturday
and will be able to work on it Sunday.
The only issue is that his shop is 13 miles north of here. He recommended a someone that could tow it
for us, so Nathan is waiting on him now.
It was not exactly the day we had
planned or hoped for, but we did have beautiful weather and time with a
wonderful friend!
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