Holker's Law

I'm not referring to Holker Law Office. No, I'm renaming a very famous law. Ever heard of Murphy's Law? You know, the one where if something can go wrong, it does? Well, I renamed Murphy's Law to Holker's Law. I grew up in a family where we planned everything. If we were going on a trip, our itinerary was planned out well in advance and we could often leave before our planned departure time. My first few trips with the Holker family (including day trips) I would get very frustrated with the lack of planning and the spur of the moment attitude. Kyle finally explained to me why there is little to no planning involved, it's because of Murphy's, excuse me, HOLKER"S Law. It doesn't matter when if there is a plan, things happen where spur of the moment it all falls to pieces and everyone has to improvise. I have 2 examples that I will share. 2 weeks ago we went up to the north woods of Minnesota to a resort called AshKaNam (it stands for the Ash River, Lake Kabetogama and Lake Namikin) we were to leave the cities at 2:00 and arrive to AshKaNam about 6:00. We would then unload our stuff, eat dinner and be ready to go 4-Wheeling first thing in the morning. Our day of departure arrived and Kyle went with his dad to pick up the Yukon from the shop where it was being serviced. The yukon is the only vehicle capable of towing my father-in-law's trailer that carries his 4wheelers. Well, the yukon was late in being ready to take and so they didn't get it until about 1:00 (remember, departure time is 2:00). Well, they took the car to go pick up the trailer and get it hitched. Immediately the yukon made loud popping sounds and according to Kyle, he literally thought that the car was going to blow up. So, they got the car back to the shop and we now had no way to tow the 4wheelers up north. You want to know what arrangements were made? Ken borrowed Steve's truck to pull his trailer. Steve then borrowed Kody's jeep to pull his trailer. So, Kody borrowed Joan's jeep to pull his trailer. And Joan borrowed Ken's car to drive while every one was gone. We finally left the cities at about 6:00. We made it about 40 minutes when Ken realized he forgot his meds. So we all waited at a culver's (for you western family culver's is a fastfood burger joint) (and yes, people in Minnesota call people from Utah 'westerners') and Joan drove Ken's meds to us. We made it to the AshKaNam shortly before midnight.
Example number 2:
We were to leave for Kansas City at 8:00 in the morning Kyle and I and our 2 kids were riding with Ken and Paula in their car so we could save on gas. We absolutely had to be in KC by 7"00 because that is when the baptism was. It's a 7 hour drive so we were giving ourselves plenty of leeway. Amazingly we were on the road by 8:30. We made it all the way to Southern Minnesota to a town called Albert Lea when suddenly the car died. (You guessed it, we were in the Yukon and it was fresh from the shop) well, guess what? Albert Lea doesn't have a car rental place! The closest one was 20 miles North. After about a half an hour of trying to figure things out the Yukon got left at a dealership, Kyle and Ken got a ride to the rental car place because it was cheaper to rent 2 cars vs. 1 minivan and Paula and I took the kids to a restaurant. Turns out the Yukon is going to be in Albert Lea for weeks and we arrived at my nephews baptism with about 5 minutes to spare so we changed into church clothes in an empty classroom. It is actually a talent to learn, being able to go with the flow. You have to keep your cool and be able to think on your feet. Dealing with situations last second is actually a valuable lesson to learn and while I still prefer to plan well in advance, I can understand why sometimes the Holker family doesn't bother to. They often just have to wing it anyway.