Eventful Weekend

Saturday, when Jerry woke up, his ear was bothering him so he went to the clinic here in town to get it looked at. He has had an ear infection before and this felt like the beginning of one so we decided it would be best to get it taken care of early. Turns out he was kind of right. Some moisture had gotten down into his ear canal (most likely from showering) and because it was warm and dark in there, bacteria started to grow. The doctor said it was good he hadn't waited a few more days because by that time the whole canal would have been blocked off and he would have had to have a course of IV antibiotics. I will gladly take $55 for the appointment and putting 3 drops in his ear twice a day over the other option had we waited!

Later on that night, Jerry's parents invited us to go to Provo with them. We had just crossed the dam at Deer Creek and were starting to make our way down the windy section of the canyon. Jerry and his Mom were goofing around and she said something to the effect of are we there yet. Jerry replies back don't make me turn this car around and pulls onto the shoulder and puts on the brakes like he is really going to do it. Well, at this point, the car decided that it doesn't want to stop and the brakes go out! Luckily Jerry was able to stay calm and get the car pulled of the road to where we would be safe. We call my mom to get to the auto parts store and get some brake fluid and bring it to us. While she is on her way, Jerry sees the car is leaking brake fluid on the passenger side. He decides to call a tow truck because we can't drive the car and me and his mom come back to Heber with my mom. Jerry and his dad get back and that was the end of that trip. The next day Jerry is trying to figure out what the problem is, and we discover that there is a hole the size of a .5 pencil lead in the brake line. So to sum it up, we now have to replace the brakes on the passenger side of the car. We are just grateful that we were blessed and kept safe because things could have ended up 100 times worse!