Yesterday, Zach left the house to "run some errands".  Later that afternoon, the friend he was with called to say Zach never showed up and wasn't answering his cell phone.  You better believe this momma got worried!  Then Xavier gets home from work and informs me that one of the "errands" Zach wanted to run was to go pick one of his best friends up from school......in a different town!  Then they started having car trouble......I just love how Zach's guardian angel works.....

I asked Xavier if he was going to go help the boys and he said no....they got into this mess and they would have to get out of it (it was a radiator hose leak......fixable with a little creativity).  Xavier said he would "monitor" the situation.  He reminded me that Zach was an adult and that he would get into this situation at some point eventually and he needed to use that old noggin to work his way out of it. I reluctantly agreed.  They were making progress home.....just very slowly. At one point he said they even lost the radiator cap and prayed as they retraced their route.....Zach's guardian angel was at work and they found the cap.

At one point Zach called me to give me an address...they had gotten off the freeway and onto a different street....I asked him if he had ever seen the movie "Dead Man Walking"......he said no and I told him he was coming close to living it! Ok, yes I was joking....trying to lighten the mood.....

My son, who left at 11:30am  for a few "errands" FINALLY made it home with his friend (who's divorced parents didn't have time to pick their son up from college and bring him home) around 6:30 pm.  I made sure they were both fed and given lots of water-here in Texas it is around 87 degrees with humidty close to 60%...(today we'll break the 90 mark).

My husband was right, of course.  With few pointers from my husband, they were able to nurse the car back home.....paying for repairs on their own along the way.  It gave them experience in emergency car repair, and respect for how much those repairs and supplies can cost.  They learned things like "let someone know where you are going", "carry extra water in the car", and "prayer works".  Even though Zach is an adult, he's still learning some good life lessons!

I've learned it is ok to let your children grow up.....