Who'll stop the rain?

Yes, a little tribute to CCR. No, it isn't raining anymore. But that doesn't mean that crazy stuff isn't happening. Today Brad called to tell me that the check engine light is going off in Lex Luther and he is making funny sounds and movements. Great. Just what I needed after paying to get our carpets fixed in MI. Didn't I say that before? Insanity isn't complete until a car breaks down? Uh yeah, I think I did!

In some good news, I met someone here who volunteered to watch the kids so I could see the ortho on Friday. What a relief! Oh, and my knee actually feels good today. Not perfect, but not horrible. My new friend also brought dinner, which was great since the oven people aren't coming until Friday. She brought homemade Chinese and broccoli. Can I just say that Sugar ate almost ALL of the container of broccoli. That girl is a broccoli fiend! We were all laughing about it during Hi/Lo. It was Sugar's turn and I did a little ventriloquism and said that her Hi was broccoli and her Lo was running out of broccoli. The boys were rolling with laughter. They busted up again when telling Brad the story tonight at scripture time. Fun times...

Not fun times? Sugar deciding she is done with naps. I am so sad for the loss of nap times!

Good indication

You know you are officially broke when the money is all gone and then a car breaks down. Why does it always happen like that? It must be a conspiracy.

Brad was driving to work yesterday when Lex Luther started smoking. Lex is our 1992 Lexus with nearly 180K miles. Our Odyssey is Odie, an '06 who just got a 30K check-up last week, which wasn't cheap. I take total responsibility for the fact that our cars have names. It is my family's tradition. Brad thinks it is loopy, but plays along. Anyway, Brad managed to get to a shop that was within a 15 minute walk to his work.

The is no news on the yard. It looks quite the same as Brad has been working an insane amount of hours this week. I am really excited for the big massive ditches to be filled and the huge piles of rocks to be spread. And it will be great to finally have a sidewalk and a porch so people stop going through my garage to knock on the door. Oh, and grass so that my carpet isn't coated in dirt being tracked in. It is going to be awhile, but I'll take more pictures when something changes!