Scott and I were high school sweethearts. Awww! Funny thing is that prior to our dating we were in a Social Studies class where the teacher was trying to make a point about small towns and he asked if anyone planned on coming back here after college to live and raise a family here...Scott and I had the only two hands in the air.
Jump forward to junior year - eeks! that was 18 years ago! - I decided to take a couple of shop classes. I've always liked cars and like to know how things work, so I took Basic Automotive Maintenance and Small Engines. Lucky for me that I made this decision because it is where I REALLY met this super nice guy you might know named Scott. There were only two girls in our Small Engines class and though we tried our best to be self-sufficient, there were times we needed assistance and Scott was one of the few "nice guys" in class who would help us or explain it to us. Before too long I was thinking to myself, "Hey, I kinda like him..." 12 years of marriage later...
On Saturday I had actually taken the time to wash and vacuum out my car - shout out to my brother Zac and sister-in-law Kelly who own "All Washed Up" car wash for the free wash! :) Vehicle washing, waxing, and detailing is something I enjoy doing but often falls to the bottom of the list.
Scott had mentioned that the car looked great but was in need of an oil change. While I'm not naive enough to think that I can still do it by myself, I do like to dust off some of my vehicle skills every now and again so I don't forget how to do it. Yesterday my mom had the girls for the afternoon and Scott was working at the shop - yes, it is a Sunday, but the work still has to get done. So Jake and I headed to the shop to get it done!
We taught Jake a few of the basics of car maintenance and he felt pretty important checking the air pressure in the tires and adjusting them! I managed to get the oil plug out and oil drained, but the filter is another story...
I've had lots of different cars - Mercury Marquis, Mercury Cougar, 2 Ford Mustangs, Lincoln Town Car, Ford Escape, and I'm currently on my 2nd Ford Expedition (Zac's day job is a car salesman for Chuck Spaeth Ford so I get talked in to trading cars a lot!) - anyhow, this is THE WORST oil filter to try and replace. It required a lot of help from Scott.
When I was done Scott informed me that he's not sure he likes a girl with dirty hands. Well then!
Who wore it better? ;)
Then Scott decided it was time for me to have a truck driving lesson. The last time I tried was about 12 years ago and neither of us had the patience for it! (Learning how to drive truck is on my bucket list, but we never seem to find time to get around to it.) Thank goodness for all my brothers - I can drive a manual transmission which certainly helped in this situation! Scott had me park a trailer, back up to a second trailer and move it, then hook up to a third and pull it into the line of loaded trucks that are ready for the road.
I did it! Jake will tell you the ride was a little bit jerky every now and again - I will tell you Scott has A LOT of patience and makes everything he does with trucks look effortless. Hopefully it's not another 12 years before my next lesson!
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