Jul. 22, 2008 - A Winner, and my sorely trying day.
Well, I said Monday, but Tuesday will have to do (an explanation ensues...). We have a winner for Love As A Way Of Life!
Abrianna, please leave a comment with your email or email me!--I couldn't sign in to your blog circle.
And this should tell you something about my personality: I feel terrible, horrible guilt that I don't have enough books to send to everyone who commented! 
Anyway, the reason I'm a day late with this is because we were having so much fun yesterday that I didn't get to the computer. Well, not really. What happened was, we had Vacation Bible School in the morning. That really was lots of fun. But then I had to hit the grocery store, and that's when the trouble started. I got all the kids and groceries loaded into the van, turned the key and the CD player went crazy, followed by the van going dead. Turn the key....click...turn the key....click...desperately turn the key....click, click, click. Unload the kids, haul them into Aldis, borrow their phone, call for AAA, wait in the hot sun for the truck. Kindly AAA man comes, thinks it's the battery, gives the van a jump start, we're good to go.
Here's where it gets bad. Stupidly, I decide to stop and get a Sprite to drop off with Josiah. I figured he must be sweltering working on the house with no a/c and no fans. I get as far as the payment window at McD's before the van dies again. It's totally dead and there are 5 cars behind me. I ask for help. I hear all the teenage workers commenting with gleeful vulgarity on the size of the van holding up business. I am dying of embarassement. Finally, a hulking but very nice employee comes out and pushes my van to the side. He could make a living at tractor pulls, I think. He gives the van yet another jump start, and the boys and I drink up all the troublesome Sprite while we wait for the battery to charge a little. We make it home, barely, before the van dies yet again.
Something makes me think this is more than just a simple battery problem. Anyway, we will just have to do "VBS" at home this week.
Comments
Jul. 22, 2008 - Water better for cooling/thirst than Sprite
Posted by JunkMale
tsk tsk. Water is better for rehydration. And cheaper too ;)
Jul. 22, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by dustinsdreamer
Oh I hope it's nothing seriously wrong with your van! It sounds kind of like what happened when our alternator went out on our car, except you are able to drive it some before it cuts off. Our car would cut off as soon as we put it into drive.
Jul. 22, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Arynsmom
Sounds like you have an electrical short somewhere. That has happened to us before too - only it was my hubby's car. Praying that you can get it fixed and for a reasonable price! We did VBS at home this year too - simply because none of the VBS's in the area worked for us.
Blessings,
Garsy
Jul. 25, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Maggie,
We carry one of those portable chargers with us at all times. Ours is not just a simple battery issue either, but the charger keeps us from getting stranded, or needing a push until we can figure out the source of the problem.
Jul. 31, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Oh dear! I'm sorry that you couldn't sign in to my blog circle. And I'm thrilled that I finally, finally, funally WON a giveaway!
