We recently received word from our friends in Oregon that they will deliver the van to us on or about the 14th of next month. We’re really excited! Of course, we’ll have to worry about insurance and other formalities, but since our friends will stay with us for a few days, they can probably help us figure all that out.
Abbie Johnson Taylor
Author of We Shall Overcome
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
Our friends from Oregon arrived last night with the van. It’s maroon in color. Unfortunately, we can’t use it just yet. It doesn’t have a wheelchair restraint, and we don’t have the insurance in place. But we’re getting there one step at a time.
Abbie Johnson Taylor
Author of We Shall Overcome
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
Today, my next door neighbor who will be doing most of the driving for us helped me get insurance and license plates for the van. We’re still waiting for a wheelchair tie-down which should be here by the end of next week. Once we have that and a handicap sticker, we should be good to go.
Abbie Johnson Taylor
Author of We Shall Overcome
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
Today, Bill and I planned to go with our neighbors to the park in our new van to get ice cream, but the van wouldn’t start. The lift works, but when you put the key in the ignition, nothing else works. The lights don’t even come on. We also couldn’t figure out how to use the wheelchair tie-down. I called the guy at the automotive place, and I hope he’ll get back to me soon.
In the meantime, my neighbors drove me to the ice cream stand in their car, and I bought them ice cream and brought back a malt for Bill. So all’s well that ends well, I guess.
Abbie Johnson Taylor
Author of We Shall Overcome
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
I was finally able to get a hold of the guy at the automotive place yesterday morning, and he suggested trying to jump start the van. Apparently, the lift runs on a separate battery. So we did just that and it worked.
But now, we have another problem. My next door neighbor is getting to the point where he forgets things and can’t figure things out like the wheelchair tie-down. Since he couldn’t figure out how to get the hood open to attach the cables, I had to call a friend for help. Since his wife expressed concerns about his driving, I plan to contact the senior center’s community service program to see if anyone would be interested in driving for us once in a while when the minibus isn’t running. Dad could do it, but I don’t want to rely on him all the time. He has give me rides for many years, and I would have called him yesterday to give me a jump start if my neighbor didn’t have the cables. I never dreamed I’d be asking my daddy to jump start my car.
Abbie JohnsonTaylor
Author of We Shall Overcome
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
Bill had his first ride in the van today. Dad is planning to take him to the rodeo parade tomorrow so he wanted to do a trial run with the van today. He and Bill went to the park for ice cream this morning. He also drove downtown to find a good place to watch the parade tomorrow. I didn’t go because I needed to work on a poem for my poetry class this afternoon. I won’t be going with them to the parade tomorrow because I’m going to a writers’ retreat at the same time.
Abbie Johnson Taylor
http://www.abbiejohnsontaylor.com
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