summer vacation, part 2: John and Kim to the rescue

While I waited for John and Kim at the Cracker Barrel I had a plate of pancakes and eggs; Eme waited in the manager's office. After three huge pancakes and two cups of coffee, I decided to take my bags and Eme to sit on the rocking chairs and read while I waited. I had already been there about an hour and John and Kim should be there in about another half hour. I rocked, read, and waited and finally they arrived, like a knight in shining armor on a white steed, only they were in comfy clothes, looking very tired in their white station wagon, and they rescued me!

John drove us back to my car where he tied the wires together and shoved them back under the hood. The highway patrol officer, the same one as before, drove by again and stopped to see what was going on. He again recommended that I be careful of the car catching fire; so we transferred my important things to John's car "just in case." John decided that we should try to take the car as close to their home as possible to get it fixed, so he slowly drove my car, while Kim and I followed him with the hazard lights of their car on.

Poor John and Kim had just arrived at home a few hours before I called after a 20 hour drive from Orlando and the National Youth Gathering. They were exhausted and Kim could barely keep her eyes open. So, after an hour of driving Kim and I switched and we kept going.

My car made it all the way to their house just outside of Columbus. We all climbed out of the cars wearily and headed into sleep for many hours. The car repairs could and would wait until tomorrow after a good night's sleep.