Woke this morning thinking what a great day it is going to be. WRONG! Within an hour after getting up, I was asked if a family member could use my van to go to work which is out of town AND take their vehicle into be repaired. I had planned on relaxing and getting some housework done today. Taking it pretty much easy. My body has been yelling at me lately to slow down again. I want to take care of myself day.

After the family member left for work, I made myself a nice breakfast of scrambled egg, a slice of bacon and whole wheat toast with Smucker’s Sugar Free Peach Preserves. As I sat down to eat this lovely meal, I received a panic call from the family member telling me that I needed to call AAA and have my van towed. I asked if the van was in an accident and it wasn’t. A hose or something under the hood blew and all the antifreeze and water leaked out, so the vehicle would not run. He was upset that he had to walk about a mile to use a pay phone and was going to be late for work. I put my breakfast on the counter and went to get dressed in warm clothes, because the wind chill was 17. I had to scrape the ice off the windshield of his truck. I had to warm the truck up for a few minutes. I called a towing company to meet me at the van. When I got there, my family member was clearly upset at how long he thought I should have gotten there sooner. Geez, give me a break! I was going as fast as I could and didn’t even get to eat the nice hot breakfast I had made. No word of thanks for coming to rescue me or calling a tow truck ahead of time to save sitting and waiting for it considering he gave me bad instructions as to where exactly he was. The tow truck driver must have figured out somehow the van was another mile down the road than where I told him to go.

I rode back with the tow truck driver to the service station across from my home. One other thing that I did before leaving home to meet at the van, was to check if okay to bring the van directly to them to work on it. So I was able to go home while the van was being repaired. It ended up costing me $107.81 to have the mechanics replace a heater hose, clamp and 2 gallons of antifreeze. The mechanic informed me that the block is rusting on my engine. It seems I keep sinking money into this old van, but can’t afford payments on a new vehicle. It is a no win situation.

It cost over $350 to repair the truck also today. The wheel bearing welded itself to the wheel rim. It seems to keep raining and pouring on us financially. I could let the stress get to me and affect my diabetes. I will keep trusting God to keep us afloat. I am thankful I have a warm home, a roof over my head and food to eat.