Cars

I want to get back into blogging more often about the little everyday things. I still have big events to post, and that usually stops me from posting little things, but I'm going to try and post other things in the mean time. 

And of course while I'm trying to type this I am reminded why I don't blog as much. I have been interrupted about 23 times. It has taken me 15 minutes to get this far. Ha! I can't even finish a thought before being interrupted. I'll just go with it. If my sentences blend together, or there are random words of gibberish in here, it's their fault. Those cute squishy faced sticky hand munchkins interrupting me every 5 seconds (really. every. 5. seconds.). I love those munchkins so much!!!!

Here's what they are doing right now:

Last Thursday Jordan called and said the jeep wouldn't start and he needed a ride home from work. Right now he's at his Mayo Clinic rotation, so it's about an hour away, sometimes 2 during rush hour. It took us a little over 2 hours to get out there, then about 30 minutes of trying to fix the car (nope. wasn't the battery), then another hour and a half drive home. The kids didn't get to bed that night until close to 10. Yikes! (they are usually in bed around 7)

So Jordan took the mercedes the next day, leaving me carless. 

**Sidenote!!! Did you know we finally got a second car?! We shared a car for 6 years. It was time. SUCH a blessing! Especially right now! And it sure is a lovely one!! It was my Aunt's car for 15 years, so I kind of feel like a mini (though I'm pretty sure she's smaller than me :) Aunt Beth driving my kids around in my fancy new (to me - it's really 16yrs old) mercedes suv. hehe. **

Calin had to miss school on Friday, he bawled for a good 20 minutes saying "I want to go to school!!! I want to learn!!!!" cute kid. 

Sharing a car was no big deal before I had kids in school, and while Jordan was still in school just down the street. So this week was stressful trying to figure everything out. I had to find rides for Calin all week. Luckily it was my friend's week to drive the girls to preschool, so that was covered. But I had to cancel Taylor's check-up. And I was sick earlier this week (probably stressing over the car situation), and probably should have gone into the dr, but I'm better now, so no biggie.

I also had Calin's first Parent Teacher Conference this week. It was pretty uneventful. She said he's doing great, he got perfect scores on everything. She says he smiles and is happy all the time. She also said he can be quite chatty. Always wanting to turn around and talk to the other kids around him. And asked if I can work with him on listening better. She said he always has great eye contact and hears her just fine, but sometimes when she asks him to do something he is looking at her and nodding his head, but is zoned out (or zoned into something else going on around him). 

Oh, and last week I also had to get a new iMac. I found a good deal on a used one, so I've been happy about it. And it has already saved me SO much time! I'm glad my old iMac finally had enough and gave in, cause I definitely had more than enough!

I think we are getting the Jeep back today. Yay!! The word was that the ignition was broken. Better the ignition than the transmission huh!