Saturday, September 29, 2012

Good thing gone wrong...

I'm feeling a bit vexed today, as my daughter and I were supposed to go to a fundraiser across the state to raise money for spina bifida research. Buuuuut, that didn't work out. 

We were about halfway there when my truck overheated and I had to pull over and sit on the side of the road for about 20 minutes. I took off again, I couldn't accelerate, and so I pulled over and turned off my truck again. Thinking it prudent to not test my truck, I turned around and headed home. I drove for about 3 minutes and had to pull over and sit on the side of the road for 20 minutes. I did this for about... Oh.... 3 hours? That was a blast with my daughter (who is two, I might add) and my mother who just got released from the nursing home after a catastrophic car accident. We had enough wheelchairs and walkers to stock a medical supply store... I digress! We were only about 70 miles from home and it took us 5 hours to get there. 

No fundraiser, no fun walk, no outing. Just a blown head gasket and some garage saling as we were pulled over and parked to let the engine cool down. But I did make a few fun finds. An antique hand mirror, comb, and hair brush for my vanity. Also a handmade wooden moon for my porch. We made the most of our situation, but I do believe today was a bust. 

My truck is just about shot. And now I have to look for a new one. I'm a bit bummed, but I'm thinking about a Mazda RX-8... Enough room for a car seat thanks to the third door and sporty enough to be fun to drive. But I love my truck. *sigh* This is rather distressing. Especially since we're trying to get our bills caught up and Christmas is coming up quickly! 

So much for trying to get bills paid off and getting some money squirreled away. Murphy's Law. 

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