Monday, September 21, 2009

Update!!

Well the beginning of a new school year, which means a little more schedule for me!!! Yah!!! Work is still the same, busy, busy, busy!!! I am excited to head to Hawaii next month for 9 days. My yoga class has started again every thursday night, and man i have lost flexibility over the summer. I am no longer the FHE coordinator in my ward, my new calling is as a Temple worker every saturday morning. Yup every saturday morning i get to be at the temple at 6:15am!! So that means no more late date night fridays for me:( I am loving it so far. It is a big commitment, and there is alot to know, stuff you don't even think of.
I have come up with another reason for my list of why I need a man in my life. I really at some point during high school should have taken a mechanics class. It all started on our weekend retreat to Fernie. Bad sign when the check engine light flashes and your car loses power.... oh well kept on driving. The car made it there and back without any further problems. Monday morning, had it checked out and they said, "oh that is not good!" What does that mean? So a scheduled appointment was made to have it checked thoroughly. The result of that check: new spark plugs, a throttle adjustment, and New Timing Belts!!! Yah!!! So i thought!
So another appointment was made to change the timing belts, and that will only cost $5-600. No biggie!! So fixing day arrives, and three phone calls at work later, a few tears shed, new timing belts, a new water pump, serpintine belt and some other part as well as a new cam sensor, i figured i was good for go, NOPE!! Uh another phone call to say that while changing the cam sensor we broke a part and we can't get it in until monday morning. Well give me a car then. So i got to drive a brand new car for the weekend, which was a treat. Monday, your car is ready!!! I leave work to pick it up, praying that i can swing about four times the amount they originally quoted, feeling really ill dishing out $1300, i drive back to work in my own car, get to work, park and let the car idol while i talked to my mom on the phone, and then the weirdest thing happened, a gun shot sound stunned me, i looked over and my side rearview mirror, shattered, no one around, just shattered, a few more tears, and a hopeless i can't do cars attitude, and to top it off check engine light starts to flash at me and stutter like it originally did when i took it in. Another i can't do this anymore moment hit, and with the enouragement of my mom, i took the car right back to the dealership, not so happy, and got the loner car back.
So i handed responsibility over to my dad to handle after that. Nope more bad news, i now need a new coil of sorts that runs about $230 plus labor, AWESOME after i paid the $1300, plus the $250 for spark plugs... what another $300 plus. One day i hope to have a permanent man in my life to take care of these things, and i won't complain doing the laundry!!! But I have a car that works so far, is paid for and gets me around in the end of it, so i guess life is ok.

2 comments:

  1. Holy Cow Kristy!! I think I would be in tears the whole time! That is just one thing after another! I am so sorry! Hopefully no more problems for a long time!! can't wait to see you!!!xxxx

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  2. oh man. i feel for ya! there's nothing worse than car problems! but at least you're going to HAWAII soon!!!

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