MESSES AND MILESTONES

Well there are days and often weekends where you wonder what happened to the time. Well this was definately one of those weekends. William and I had a couple of projects to work on. He brought home his creeper from work and asked me to re-new it for him. The vinyl was all torn and NASTY and he had busted the wood backing. So in the whole "USE IT UP, WEAR IT OUT, MAKE DO, OR DO WITHOUT" theme we fixed it. It cost us about thirty dollars to fix, (new foam is expensive), but it was worth it and it was cheaper than buying a new one.

While that project was getting worked on, William was working on a truck that I had "pimped" him out to repair on craigslist. That was fun (sarcasm in the statement). Three trips to Boise and a little longer than William would have liked to spend on it. We got that done and he made a profit too.

Good Job Will.

The fun news was that in between all the chaos, I got the brainiac idea to teach Elizabeth to ride her bike without the training wheels. The surprising thing is, she got on that bike like she had been riding it that way for months. No falls, no pushing her, nothing. I was even surprised and a bit scared, because within an hour she started showing me how she could ride with no hands and she would stand up and pump the pedals while riding.

DAREDEVIL!

David saw that Elizabeth was riding on two wheels and decided he wanted to ride the same way. So off went the training wheels and David got on the bike. He took a little more effort to teach, however once he got the knack of keeping his balance he caught on fairly quickly.
The funny thing is, once they got the hang of it, it's like I got them a new toy. I couldn't get them off their bikes to even eat dinner.
Now I feel a bit older.

OH NO -- I'm a Pimp

Well with funds being tight and the economic crisis all around, it didn't help anything when my man told me that we have a tire situation. Well it was a bit more than a situation. I looked at those tires on the only car that we are able to drive right now and saw threads.

THREADS????!!!!

I didn't know tires were made of string. Well needless to say we were in a crisis. William did his normal "LIBRA" thing and shopped and shopped and shopped and shopped around until he found what he thought was the best deal. It really was good that he shopped around so much, considering the fact that the same tires locally cost around $1,000 and online they were only $600 including the shipping. I still couldn't believe it! $600 is a lot of money, I want to buy a computer for our entertainment addiction. But that would have to wait.
Without going into boring GUY details the rims on our Durango are a little off size so it's a pain to get the right size tire for them. In the meantime, we are praying and fasting and praying some more that our precious tires that we currently have on the truck will hold together long enough for us to save enough money to purchase the rubber that is necessary for a car to move.
Well, I felt inspired.....we have junk all over the house that we don't need. I will sell it. William is a mechanic he can do repairs for not just friends but strangers too. Where do you go when you need to sell your junk and your husband.
CRAIGSLIST

It was like I heard angels singing. I went, I sold, and sold some more. Than I found treasures I forgot I had and sold those too. I also sold my husband. I check Morning, Noon and Night to see who needs car repairs on craigslist. I make arrangements, give quotes, and shop for car parts online. William is going crazy!!! I tell him he has appointments and he needs to call this person and that person.

I am a pimp!
You know it's great being a pimp. Because we were able to buy our tires last night. It was a hard pill to swallow, but at least I won't have to listen to my man whore complain about his tires being bald anymore.