Good-bye old friend

We have decided to part with our old 1990 Toyota pick-up truck. It is the last stick-shift of our family, and has served us very well for many years. Most recently, it has been Luke's truck--and he has kept it as a "back-up" when he got his newer Dodge Ram. Mark has been driving it lately--his 1989 Pick-up has had multiple problems, so he parked it at Grandma and Grandpa's, and has been having fun tooling around town with the four-speed.

Sadly, on Wednesday night, Mark called Tim and told him the truck had died. The engine just seized up. So, Tim towed him to the dealer. It needs a new engine--so it is finally time to say adios.

It's been a good truck--it pulled our camper one year all the way to southern Illinois and then back through a snowstorm pulling the same camper. The five of us were crammed in the cab for hundreds of miles as Tim negotiated through the falling snow--seeing four-wheel drive vehicles in the ditch as we debated about stopping or continuing. We struggled on and got home with lots of prayer.

Christina wants to take drivers' ed this summer--so we will then have five drivers in the family! Time to get rid of the more unreliable vehicles.

Farewell, good friend--we will probably get another Toyota in your memory!

Till next time,


Suzi