A turn towards crazy...

So, the day has taken a turn towards crazy....

I had a great plan for today.  It is my day off with the kids, so we were going to spend the morning outside - they would splash and play in the kiddie pool and I would work in the garden, tilling the new area and getting it ready for the second harvest.  Then, as the heat truely set in, we would move inside and I would get some work done from my home office.  In the afternoon, once the husband came home, I would go to my volunteer position at a local farm, where I trade labor for knowledge - I am definitely the winner in this deal!

However, it is not to be.  Yesterday, the minivan went in to the service center to get looked at, and came forth with a very expensive diagnosis.  Not speaking "car" very fluently, I immediately called the husband, who had a very brisk conversation with the service rep (she turned a few shades of red....).  And at the end of the day, I drove away in a borrowed vehicle and a much reduced bill to cover the work that they had already done...

So the plan for today has changed.  We are waiting for the call from the service center, saying that we can pick up the van (the poor thing was torn apart yesterday, and could not be put back together in time for me to drive it home last night...a bit like Humpty Dumpty...).

Once retrieved, we will promptly visit my father who will find us the parts we need in order to get the work done (oh how we love that man!). We are also blessed to have a neighbor, skilled in all-things-auto, who has agreed to do the work on the van this weekend. 

Not knowing how long everything will take today, all scheduled plans have been cancelled so that we can handle this vehicle quandry...  I will miss my farm visit... but am very thankful that we have so many people in our lives who are willing to help us with this unexpected crazy ordeal.

So, in the meantime, we are hanging out in the house, waiting for the service center to call.  I have homemade juice boiling down on the stovetop, and the guinea pigs having a tantrum as they wait to have their cage cleaned out....  Besides that, the day will unfold as it may.... 

Oh, and I do need to figure out why Queenie the chicken is barking today (like a DOG!)....  but, that's another story for another day...