Crisis!

Argh - I am feeling overwhelmed again...I signed us up to drive for the school trip to Central PreMix (a concrete factory!) and it seems we have no appropriate car. HOW can this be, you ask - we have 16 (theoretically) working cars (and 3 parts cars)! But the sedan, which I would take, has such a cracked windshield it looks like a road map. Seriously. I would estimate at least 10 feet of cracks all over it. And while I drive it all the time, I don't think other mommies would want their babies in my nasty car. Also I understand you can get a hefty ticket for that. The really ironic thing is that Jim HAS a new windshield and edging for this car, it has been in the garage waiting for several YEARS.

So last week I asked Jim to take off the broken camper from our nice big truck, which would hold three kids too. He said it was a pain but he could do it. So I signed up, but now he has decided that is too hard and I'm a *^%@&$*( for even suggesting he use his precious time to take off the camper. Now, I would consider driving WITH the camper on, but I really can't back up with it on, and if I'm trying to park and I have all these 5 year olds in the car it could be ugly.

The car I usually drive is a Mercedes SL - which is a convertible and I *could* squish 2 kids in, I don't know how that would go over with the school. I have actually been thinking of renting a car (which would drive Jim wild). So I guess I'll drive over to Central Premix today and check out their parking lot. Maybe it is huge and I could drive the truck without backing up.

AND this is all on top of trying to meet with the bank - something came due and we HAVE to make a decision about it, of course they have been trying to meet with us for MONTHS and Jim is always too busy and he won't just let me take care of it. He does do a great job on the things he decides are important to him though! Currently the big project is stacking the wood.