Transmission Failure

UGH!  This has been one stinky year of bad luck for Terence and I. If something could go wrong it pretty much has.  This is not a feel sorry for myself post in fact in spite of everything that has happened this year I still feel extremely blessed!  However as luck would have it the transmission on Terence's car broke on Friday.  My Mom, Heather and I were getting ready to go do some black Friday shopping and as we went to back out of the driveway we heard a pretty nasty pop and then the engine started whirring.  I knew it was bad, I tried to back up and lo and behold the car would not go anywhere.  We were very blessed that it happened in my parents driveway of all places.  My Dad is the best mechanic I know and can fix just about anything.  He got it up on jacks looked at it and confirmed that it was in fact the transmission (not a cheap fix).  My Dad is absolutely amazing though and was able to track down a replacement transmission in Portland.  He is spending the day today (while he is supposed to be on vacation) driving down to Portland to pick it up.  Seriously I cannot say enough good things about my Dad.  There is no one more selfless or kind.  He is not fixing out car out of obligation but because he truly just wants to help.
Anyway the timing of the whole thing sucks but things always work out for us so I know that this will as well.