Friends, fun and car keys

We invited a family from our church over for dinner tonight.

James & Julie still have 2 girls at home, one boy off galavanting about the country and one married daughter.

We had James, Julie, married daughter, her husband & son, and one of the girls at home come tonight.  It was a great time with lots of laughter and fun stories.  It is amazing to me how much alike we are.  Some of the stories about breaking down over homeschool curriculum were hysterically funny.  Mostly because I had done practically the same thing and received the same response from Michael that Julie did from James.

One of James & Julie's daughters was at a dance rehearsal and Julie had arranged for her to ride home with a friend.  She should have arrived home about 8pm.  At 8:23, James received a text wondering where her parents were. 

Half frantic goodbyes were said and everyone moved toward the door.  Once outside, Jessica, their married daughter, and Christian, their son-in-law, went to open their car.  Christian asked Jessica for the key.  The one and only car key.  Jessica replied that he had it.  Christian said that he had given it to Jessica to put in her purse.  Jessica replied that she had left her purse in the car.

James & Julie had given us 3 jackets this week.  All of them were on wire coat hangers.  I had told Princess N to put the hangers in the garage rather in the trash because, who knew, we might need them one day. 

Out came the flashlights, the coat hangers, and the cell phones.  Our neighbor came over, we checked to see if the deputy sheriff who lives a few houses down was home, friends were called, and no one had anything other than a couple of wire coat hangers to try to open the door.  A friend of Christian's came over and by 10:15, the car was open with the keys in hand!

Many thanks to all who came to the rescue!

It will certainly be a night to remember.