L e a n n e V e r k l e y

Implosion

2013-12-15 23:25:16 • by Leanne Verkley

So yesterday I ventured in weather that was less than desirable to Listowel to be able to celebrate my friend Lindsay's dad's 60th Birthday.  The roads were actually good... just lots of blowing snow.
Bruce was our MC at our wedding and I have known him 30 years.  So I was so happy to be able to have been there.
Brian's mom was so awesome to watch the kids and Brian was working with his uncle Jeff on the electrical at the house.
So... I had a night out and Lindsay and I caught up.  It was so nice!
Then today we had plans to have Christmas with Brian's dad.
So I drove as far as Picard Peanuts in St. Jacobs from Listowel where the kids and I went inside to get a tasty treat for the party and while inside someone came in and said...
"The license plate (insert mine here)... I just watched the back window implode.
What?!
So we went outside and sure enough the window bits were inside the van.
NOW what?  Sunday... nothing open.
So... Brian travelled a little farther to us instead of meeting directly at his dads and took the kids in his car while I drove the van.
I was thankful that Hadley was not in her seat at the back of the van when it happened.
After arriving at Brian's dad's house we put plastic on the van and went inside to enjoy turkey dinner with 15 of us.  We exchanged gifts and then before the storm came in full force we decided to go home.
Well... I got as far as the Ottawa exit.  Not far at all... and the plastic tore off.
So... I drove home with the heat blasted and an open back window.
It wasn't so bad.  Just a few times where I felt a gust of cold.  But for the most part I was plenty warm enough.
Brian and I arrived home at the exact same time.  We took the kids and things in the house and then went back out to sort of cover the window.  We put a garbage bag stretched out over the window.
I backed in the van so as to not overly attract attention to the broken part.
I guess I will deal with that tomorrow.
All in all, everyone is safe, which is most important and there were some fun parts to the weekend despite the not so fun window adventure.

Comments

by Leanne Verkley • 2013-12-15 23:26:15

Oh ya... I forgot to mention that the party went until 3 am... with much karaoke.
Good times!

by Leanne Verkley • 2013-12-15 23:28:14

Oh... when I got home I had to go to the washroom and to add to my fun day...
I dropped my phone in the toilet... so... it sits in rice.
Praying it will be fine tomorrow.