Ohhhh what a busy weekend!!!! On Saturday, our friend Heather came to the house at 5:15am to watch both kids while I drove Mike to his race up Mt. Washington. We were gone until about 1:45pm. Mike did well (but not according to him...he thinks he should have done better.) I drove up the mountain by about 8am (after waiting in a long line up for about 25 min.) I knew something wasn't right about half way up when I glanced at my gas gage and it had gone from a 40 mile range down to ---- (ya. that means NO gas) I had only gone 4 miles!!!! I guess the combination of the 12% grade and being in Low 1 didn't help. Well, as you may have guessed I RAN OUT OF GAS on the highest elevation on the EAST coast about 1 mile from the top!!! Beyond embarrassing....it was a bit scary...for anyone that doesn't know, when you run out of gas, you lose all steering and breaking..all you have is your e-brake...if you don't panic and remember where it is...I managed to back off a steep incline and wait for a passerby. I humbly asked them to radio someone down the mountain for gas. A very nice volunteer for "race day" came to sit with me and we waited about 20 or 30 min for a Mt. Washington Auto Road assistance truck to arrive. He wasn't pleased. I had to hold the funnel for the 6 gallons of gas AND he needed cash payment on the spot! Long story short I did get to the top of the mountain and I did get to see him finish (and I did get a bit of a lecture)
Carver's Birthday Party was a success!!!!Everyone had fun, there were no casualties of the "bouncy house", and no one left in tears...pretty good for a 3 yr olds party! Other than Mike and I not remembering to eat all day....things were good. It was hectic and Mike was exhausted from the prior days bike ride (he was still a good sport) Carver decided he didn't need to nap (though we left him up in his room for 1hour and 45min.!!!) The kids were happy, the parents were fed!!
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