Another adventure

This past week my wife and I traveled to Cary, NC where our grandson was invited to try out for the 12U USA baseball team. After going through two rounds of tryouts in Texas he was selected to come to the USA complex in NC to compete for their developmental program. Twelve teams of players from across the country competed for the chance to be selected for this program. We do not know when the final selections will be made.

On the first day the young men did skills testing. The remaining three days involved playing in a tournament so each one could be evaluated. Staff went from field to field with radar guns, timers and clip boards recording as much as they could of each player's abilities. We saw some great players so their final decisions will not be easy.

It was the first time we had been in NC other than just driving through. It is a beautiful area. Spending the days watching baseball and being with our son and grandson made it even better.

Things took a different turn as we were driving home Sunday. A warning came on the car saying I had a low tire. We were about 10 miles from Princeton, WV so I slowed down and kept driving. When we got to Princeton I pulled into a gas station to check the tire. It was flat. I put air in it, but I could hear it coming out almost as fast as it was going in. A Wal-Mart was nearby so we drove there, but their auto center was closed for the day. By the time we drove back across the road to a motel the tire was flat again. We spent the night.

The next morning I called AAA to come and replace the tire with our donut and went back to Wal-Mart. After being there for almost an hour I was told they did not have that size tire in stock and repairing it would be iffy due to the location of the hole. I drove to another tire shop, and we waited there two hours for them to replace the tire. I guess when you're traveling the interstate you should make appointments with tire repair shops where you think you might have a flat. But, we eventually left and made it home without further problems.

Despite the incident with the tire, it was a great time away. We don't see our son and his family enough, especially since they moved to Texas, so it was great to spend time with them. We saw a part of the country we had not previously seen and got to watch some great baseball. I keep thanking God for these opportunities.