Windy Days.....

The latest installment in our never ending vehicle woes saga! Our family has grown accustomed to the wind as our constant companion on our farm, swirling, whirling and whistling everywhere. Usually there are few problems with that, but last week was a major exception! Monday, as Silas was washing the Jeep, an extra powerful gust of wind blew the basketball hoop over right onto the hood of our Jeep. After bouncing around on the hood like a pogo stick, it left a few big dents and scratches as its calling card. The following day (Tuesday) Dad drove home from work in our trusty silver van and opened the door to get out, only to have the wind rip the door out of his hand over-opening the door - damaging the door and the area around it! Now the driver's door truly opens 'with a bang'! Then Wednesday Abigail and Luke were coming home in the PT Cruiser, and close to home it had an all too familiar problem we'd encountered last year with the same car - jerking forwards on the road, and smelling hot....
Thankfully our Sprinter did not bring any more problems during our trip to Nebraska over Easter to visit family!