The Ledlie Family

One of my all time favorite songs, (and yes, it is a country one) is Find Out Who Your Friends Are.  
(There is a great duet version by Tim McGraw and Tracy Lawrence.)


The song always makes me think of my best friend, Cathy.  I always new (and still know) no matter what I needed, she would always be there for me and I would be there for her.  And even though she is not the country fan at heart like me, I know she gets it.  And I miss her :)    


That was one of my worries when we moved here.  No family and no friends....  
Who's going to be there? 


I still laugh at the thought of who I knew when I moved here..... David and our kids, our realtor, and only through f@cebook, my now great friend Robyn.  


Since moving here we have made some great friends.  Robyn, who I now know very well and not just through f@cebook, is one of my very close friends.  There is also some truth to the fact that "transplants" look out for each other.  You know that friendship is the only immediate family you have and to some degree they become family.  


A sunny Saturday morning, we run some errands as a family and then we go to meet our friends at a furniture store.  They have bought a new mattress for there house and we have a truck, so we are helping them out.  Right?


Nope, they helped us.


We are at a stop light driving through a not so good part of town.


Stephen, "I smell sum-pen."  


David, "My check gauges light just came on."  
and a few minutes later..... 
"I have no power steering."  (that's bad...) 


Thank goodness for the GPS.  We were within blocks of an Aut0Z0ne and we barely pulled in the parking lot.  


We called Jennifer, James, and Peyton, who are waiting for us at the furniture store, and within minutes they are there.  


Stephen and Kate are cheering "James to the Rescue."  
(James is Stephen's favorite Thomas the Tank Engine Train.) 


James looks up a towing service that is close to where we are and calls for a tow for David's truck.  Tow truck shows up and he only takes cash, James has cash.  Luckily, James drives a Pilot so 4 adults and 3 kids pile can into his car and get us home.


Yep, we have some great friends.....   

"You find out who your friends are
Somebody's gonna drop everything
Run out and crank up their car
Hit the gas, get there fast
Never stop to think 'what's in it for me?' or 'it's way too far'
They just show on up with their big old heart
You find out who your friends are..."

(FYI, David's truck is already back in our garage.  It was a blown water pump, covered under the extended warranty.)