I’ll take 5 bikes and a happy meal, please

I’m glad to report that Nathaniel found his lunchbox before school and was able to make the food transfer without any of his classmates any wiser. I think that he GETS it now and there will probably be no more issues with forgetting that. Now, I guess if I have to put him in one of Rachael’s plaid shirts to get him to bring home his clothing….that may be too mean for even me.

I would also like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support in the building of my nail salon clientele. It would appear that if I chose to open a shop I’d have plenty of business. I’ll keep you posted on that one.

Peyton didn’t go to school today. She was up and down all night last night, I could tell she was achy because she tossed and turned in her sleep. And that was after I dosed her with pain meds, still hurting. She woke up crying that her legs hurt, so I didn’t even bother to make her try to go to school. She was a little weepy and clingy all day long, but overall she’s ok. She had a lot of fun at the CCC tonight for group, but she did a lot of climbing in my lap for a snuggle. That’s actually sort of nice because normally she’s off and running the whole time and I don’t see her until I have to pry her out the door.

One big thing we had to do today was take the truck to the shop. I HAD to get that driver’s side interior door handle fixed, get the speakers checked out, have an oil change and check for odds and ends involved when preparing to take a trip cross country. I am getting ready to take off for Indiana to celebrate my grandfather’s 90th birthday. I’m picking up my sister and three of her girls to drive up with us and I need to make sure everything’s good for the road.

Yeahhhh, it’s not all good.

I thought it would be an extra tire issue or a tune up.

I have a natural knack for underestimating apparently.

Check out this grocery list of vehicular issues:

Door handle
Speakers
Oil change

and THIS is where it all goes crazy!

Oxygen sensors (which make the check engine light come on periodically)
Radiator leak
Cooling system flush
Oil pan leak
Alignment and rotation of the tires

AAAANNNNDDDD!

The guys says to me “Your engine mounts are sagging”…really? I’m 34, I have 3 kids, everything sags a bit, why should my vehicle be any different? Is it possible that if I stick some Victoria’s Secret bra straps around the edges it’ll be ok? Or at least give it nice push up and cleavage? No, it apparently requires giving the truck engine a full lift.

So, Peter and I have been tossing around whether it’s a better idea to repair the issues or to just purchase a newer vehicle. But with the upcoming move and all the uncertainty that surrounds that, I can’t see now being the time to get into a new car payment.

However, the kids are getting inappropriately attached to the rental mini-van we got.

Cranky steroid-ridden preschooler…truck trying to croak on me….what a day.

f.r.o.G.
–Anissa