How not to have a great thanksgiving holiday...

Well...how do I start......
wednesday,took a vacation day at work, heading to another state to be with my family for Thanksgiving, the only holiday I get to spend with my family. An hour into the trip a horrible whirring sound...lots of smoke...my transmission is gone.
A nice man, non serial killer like, stops to help us..makes me feel like a stupid woman, like I have no idea how to take care of my car! I did all the good maintainance like stuff before I took off, been doing this myself oh so many years. He tries to get me do agree to breakfast with him before he leaves me for the tow truck dude, yeah right.
Get to the shop in a small hole of a town in arkansas, my only luck is this man has a shop and builds race cars and can put me in a used transmission for a semi reasonable rate. Had to have my ex husband come rescue me and the kids and take us back home where we will without transportation until probably Monday.
We do have lots of food to cook so we do that and sit around the house and eat and eat and eat.
My mom calls and says Dad want to know how much money I need to get my car.....not that I am not grateful, but now I will owe him my life...and I hate to owe anyone anything.
I was just getting back on my feet after this divorce thing was over, my finances were just getting good enough to be comfortable, now I am broke and owe my dad money.
Merry christmas, you get a bright and shiny transmission and big debt, and no money to put anything under the tree...woohoo!!!
Ok having a bit of a pity party right now...I will get over it.
Sorry if I brought anyone down. Happy holidays all.
I did get to spend some nice time with just my girls, so there is always a silver lining.