We left about 7:15 Fri A M. Drove to Lebanon, Mo., cold , but went well. Sat woke up to COLD weather, about 20, drove to Elk City, Ok., in rain, ice covered foliage along the road, and strong winds and found I did not winterize as well as I could have, some frozen and cracked water lines. Went to a local hardware store and got what I needed, fixed what I saw broken and found our water pump is bad. We need this when we are on the road and not hooked up to a water line. We will use water jugs until we get to Tucson and repair it there. Plugged in our new very powerful vacuum [V8] and found it doesn't work. Left old reliable at home. Not good. We got a call from Ruth Wilcoxon that Al is in the hospital and will have a double bypass operation tomorrow, Monday, and Ruth will be in Tucson also. We will park at their house and visit Aunt Helen and Unclr John and see Harry and Betsy and then decide when to go to Tucson. Our original plans were to go to Sunsites on Mon and on Sat go to Tucson. We'll play it by ear. Tonight is cold, below freezing, in Ruidoso N M.
Love Gramma and Grampa