Curtis, Hillary, Eden (8), Ava(7), Ivy(5), Elle(2), and Brady(9 mo.)
Our Chandler friends who have now moved to Gilbert.
I left to get my purse and pickup Carmen around 8am this morning. James went earlier and filled my car up with gas. After picking up Carmen she and I went to Sheri's to drop off Carmen's Christmas gifts to Sheri, Kim, Stacy, and Darrel. I took Jared's and told her I would mail it to him.
Carmen made a large one for all of her brothers and sisters,
and small ones for all of her nieces and nephews.
She is very talented!
We picked up Cathi and headed to Signature Nails on Arizona Avenue and Ocotillo to get pedicures. This is my gift to both Cathi and Carmen for their birthdays. We all chose purple polish!
I also gave Carmen her Christmas calendar.
When we get back to Cathi's, James has his suitcases sitting in the driveway and he's bringing mine out. I guess he is ready to go home.
We say our goodbye's and we are on our way. I didn't need to take Carmen back to her mom's because she is going to the rock show at MCC with Cathi, Terry, and Nathan.
James and I stop at Bass Pro Shop. The first thing we do is have lunch at the restaurant, Islamorada's. Afterwards James buys a hunting license and we are on our way home, going through Payson.
This is why we didn't come through Salt River canyon.
The trees on the rim are gorgeous and so full of snow! We took lots of pictures. I will share a few.
The clouds make the scene even more beautiful
It was definitely a Winter Wonderland
As we are driving along we notice that the heater has stopped working. I think I see smoke coming out from under the hood and James sees a huge trail of smoking behind us. He immediately stops the car. As he is looking under the hood a border patrol agent stops and tries to help. They determine that the radiator has a hole in it and that water will do no good. James calls our insurance and arranges for a tow truck and the border patrol agent calls a highway patrolman to come and pick us up. I call Harold & Vickie and arrange for them to pick us up at The Red Onion restaurant in Heber. Harold, Vickie, and I all order green chili cheeseburgers. They are delicious!
When the tow truck driver gets here we take him back to where the car is and then Harold and Vickie take us home. The tow truck is taking Lexy to Richard's Automotive in Lakeside. We are so grateful to have family close by that are willing to help!
Once James and I get settled in we watched a Hallmark movie starring Luke Perry, "Love in Paradise."
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