Farewell!

My sisters arrived on Wednesday and we had a laugh-filled few days together...therapeutic for all of us.
During their visit, we had arranged to donate the "Lady Car" to the Kidney Foundation. Proceeds from sale of the car and/or its parts will go to the Foundation and we will recieve a tax receipt for the donation.

It was an emotional farewell because our mother purchased the vehicle in 1991, a brand new, deluxe Chrysler LeBaron. The inside was still immaculate but the exterior was showing signs of age...peeling paint and rust. She was leaking some fluid and refused to start after a cold winter. A rear tire had flattened and she started to voice her complaints last year with loud squeaks from her suspension.

We were very grateful for her faithful years of service and waved farewell as she was towed out of the carport and down the road, turning another page of our family's history.