Change of mind !

The good news is that Robby changed his mind ( Ok he had a little persuading from me) and decided that it would be benificial to his karate career to see first hand how advanced trainings work. ( Since Mike records all the trainings , Robby has seen them but not up close and personal ) It turned out that Robby thought that Mike, Sensei David, and the the region's higher ups would force him to participate ,though he had no idea what he was doing ,if he went. After we talked and explained that not only did we not expect participation, but he was ineligable to participate even if he wanted, he was a little more at ease. So this morning at 6:00 I got the men up and ready to go. This proved to be a chore as I was running on only a couple hours sleep.
The problem started on Thursday, however it did not present itself as a problem until last night.On Thursday Mike and I went to Wal Mart while the boys were at karate. It was a nice ten minute drive and we were making the most of the time alone talking about this and that . ( OK I was talking and Mike seemed to be listening. ) Anyway all of the sudden, Mike got a funny look on his face and nicely asked me to be quiet for a minute as he heard a sound that he didn't like. The next thing I know , I am setting in the car at a auto parts store while Mike is inside. He came out to tell me that the part was at least one hundred fifty dollars. I said OK ( not having a clue what the part was or why we needed it )We picked up the boys and came home. Mike called the tire shop when we got home and scheduled an inspection after work Friday. That was all that was said so I didn't think much about it as I ran all of my many Friday errands. When Mike got home we went for the inspection. The first technician came out and said that he thought I had a bent wheel .( I assume he meant rim ) He then said that they balanced the tires and the mechanic was going to check the alignment . About forty five minutes later, the mechanic came in.Turned out the the problem was not a bent wheel but the wheel bearings ( I didn't know that wheels had bearings) Mike's fear was confirmed and he said that I should cancel Cindy's fitting today as the car should not be driven until fixed. I asked why and he said that this would cause the wheel to lock up as I was driving which would inevitably cause the car to flip over. Oh OK, then I remembered that earlier I was backing out of the drive and the car jerked to a stop like I had hit something. There was nothing there so I just blamed it on the snow and started going again. When I told Mike this his eyes got big. I will fix it tonight he said. After an hour in the parts store Mike had the parts . Luckily my older brother ( the one with every exotic tool known to man ) and my Dad were both off work Saturday and offered to help. By One in the morning, the car was done. Wow that was the quickest they ever did any car repair besides an oil change . I am so thankful that Mike has the ability to do this sort of thing as my brother mentioned that a job like that would have cost seven hundred to a thousand dollars at the shop. Also I am so thankful that this job didn't have the usual complications that My Dad's garage is plagued with. Thank you God ! Now I am off to pray that The men have a safe trip to Columbus and then get ready for Cindy's fitting. Thank you God !