Our Thanksgiving celebration was fun, filling and festive. Our son-in-law's father had a small family gathering at his place near the beach again this year and extended the invitation to us. There were 13 of us at the table and the counter was overloaded with turkey and all the trimmings, topped off by 3 different pies!
After discovering that we needed more car repairs, we decided to extend our stay at Hanna Park until Monday, Dec. 5. That turned out to be a good decision for several reasons.
Monday evening, we were able to meet up with Dee & Jim, old ham radio/RV friends, who were living in Raleigh when we moved there. They became full-time RVers for 5 years, then decided to settle down in central Florida. They were traveling through this area so we all met up for dinner and conversation.
Last week, we had turned the car over to a local Chevrolet dealer to fix leftover problems from the apparent vandalism in Raleigh. Saturday we returned the rental car and picked up the HHR after extensive work on the front brakes, and repairs to the electronic dash alarms We also had a switch installed in the fuse box so Hank doesn't have to pull a fuse whenever we tow the car. We soon realized the car still wasn't driving as it should with pulling to the right or left in different circumstances. Tuesday, we returned to the dealer and got two new front tires along with balancing and alignment. Things appear to be back to normal now.
Thursday night, Hank's Toshiba laptop, that hasn't worked well over the last 18 months of use, died a sudden death with a hard drive failure. Friday, we went to several stores to compare new prices versus repair costs. He now has a new HP 17.3 inch laptop with plenty of memory and a large hard drive with a keyboard that is comfortable for his large hands.
We'll spend some more time with Karen and family today and tomorrow. On Monday, we'll head north to Brunswick, GA to meet up with several friends for a holiday celebration.
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