The Wait Is Nearly Over : )

After 3 months of saving up money to fix our STL SUV (didn't want to get it into a shop and find out it was going to cost a fortune to fix it & we didn't have the money to do it) and then more than a month of it being in the shop - I think we are finally going to get our vehicle back tomorrow.  Yeah!  : )

It has been quite the wait.  I thought the first part of it was a long wait.  3 months of having to stare at it each day; sitting in our front yard.  We had to squeeze past it to get in and out of the front gate...every single time we came to and from the house.  It was a little like having it rubbed in your face. 

I still remember the day when the mechanic's shop came to tow it in to their business.  We were so elated!  We thought we would have it back within a week.  Well...about 6 months later...we may be finally getting it back.  Ha Ha.  I thought it was tough seeing it in the driveway every day.  It was even tougher not being able to see it, wondering if we were ever going to see it again. 

Why the long wait?  Well, there is no dealership for our car here in Jujuy (Hyundai Terracan), or within several provinces reach.  In fact, almost every part that needed to be ordered had to come from Buenos Aires.  It takes several days to find the parts, then several days to get them.  Once a repair was made, it seemed to lead to the next piece of the puzzle.  My mechanic friend was quite frustrated by it.  One day he told me, "Your car is full of surprises."  I don't think he meant that in a good way.  

Things may have been able to have been finished faster, but there were set backs.  One time, the company in BA sent the wrong parts.  3 days to get here, 3 days to go back, 3 more days to get the right ones.  Then there was also the fact that one part could not be found in Argentina at all.  (Seems there are some supply issues.  Something about tariffs, tit-for-tat, etc.) 

Anyways - long story short - I think it will be done tomorrow!  I will keep you informed.  : )

Good night all and God bless -
Yeah, Yeah.  I know I have not written every day.  I'll keep working on it. 

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