The Bad Day

My husband had fixed my BMW and since it was my only other vehicle I took it to my dentist appointment.

It's a pretty long drive to get to my dentist so on the way I stopped to get gas and use the restroom. When I came back out my car was DEAD. It refused to even TRY to start!

I called my husband and he told me to see if someone would be nice enough to jump-start my car and then get it home immediately.

I was pretty frustrated that I had to cancel my dentist appointment, but I did manage to get one guy to jump the BMW and I headed home. However at the stop sign I had to hit the brakes (because, you know...it's a stop sign and it's there for a reason) and it died again. I pulled over to the side of the road and called The Mr again, and he said he'd "see what he could do."

Here's the photo of where I was stuck:

Car after car after CAR went by (not to mention about 50 semis) and NO ONE stopped to help me. So I figured I was too far away from anything resembling a town to walk anywhere so I did what I do best and read some of my "vehicle book."

TWO (2!) people stopped, but only one offered to turn around and jump me again. So we got the BMW started again and I took off, not wanting to use the brakes or turn signals or anything else that required use of the battery.

However I only made it a mile or so when the car died again. Here was my new view:

So I called the Mr back and he had to take off work and come rescue me. While he was there I had to hold up the hood for him and even though MOST semis and vehicles that went by switched to the other lane to pass us, ONE semi drove so freaking close to me I thought his/her mirrors were going to hit me. A bunch of rocks were thrown into my car (convertible top was down) and the gust of wind that went by with the truck felt like it was going to rip the hood clean off the car and take my skirt with it!

Anyway, the Mr charged up the BMW's battery in the van and that got me home where he finally fixed the alternator and I've been using the BMW ever since.

That actually started a week of stress for me. I had the BMW fixed but it cost me money, which put us on a short week, which always causes marital fights.

I didn't sleep for three days STRAIGHT and was less than sunshine and bubbles.

Luckily last night I DID get to sleep.

Last night we also had two extra kids and decided on a spaghetti night. This picture isn't very good but here:

Lastly.....my bedroom has been full of BEES lately!! I don't know how they are getting in!!! I'll have to check the attic for a beehive. Every time I sit down at the computer two or three bees will show up and start buzzing around my head. I'll open the window for them and usually they are smart enough to exit the building, then I'll shut the window....and another bee will show up! It'll drive me nuts not knowing how they're getting in here. Only my bedroom so far....no one else has bees.

So I hope you all are having a fantastic week.