December 26, 2008
Well, we arrived in New Orleans in true Verdigets style. (Come on…you know there’s a story!)
We eneded up stopping in Memphis for the night. Ally was just plain tired, so we thought it best to stop and get a hotel room. We woke up in the morning, bright and early, and had breakfast. The car was re-packed, and we were ready to go by 8:15 in the morning. Brad turned the ignition, and the check engine light came on. He read the manual…ok to keep going unless it starts to blink again. If it stays on, that’s ok. Don’t drive on it if it blinks…We moved maybe 50 feet, and it started to blink. To make a long story short, Brad called the closest Mazda dealer (27 miles away) and a tow truck. He left with the two truck, and I went back to to the hotel room with the kids - for 7 and 1/2 hours! Thank GOD for the DVD and the few games I had brought with us.
Once the car was fixed, we were back on the road by 4:00 in the afternoon. We made it to New Orleans about 9:30 at night. The kids were so tired. Benjamin freaked a bit. He’d never been there…had just woken up because he’d fallen asleep…he’d never seen Brad’s brother and his family, ever - they were there…All in all, they were good. Benjamin finally went to sleep between Brad and I.