This morning is not going well.   Apparently my daughter says our van would not start so she had to call for a ride from work.  It is -28 but is -42 with the windchill.   I am so sick of the cold weather.  My kids are going nuts cooped up in the house and with the vehicle problems and pipe problems it has been a rough week.  Michael went down there in all that gunk and fixed the pipes.  It was the dishwasher pipes not the sewer which is what I said originally so now it is fixed.  We will still need to go down there and spray bleach all over it, but for now, it is done.

The vehicles have been another story.  I bought a brand new battery on Tuesday night and now the van won't start???!!

Kyla-Dawn's car was going last night for the first time since we got home from our trip.   We discovered her lights were left on.  However, her alternator is shot.  Derk drove it for 15 minutes, shut it off and it just clicks.  SIGH!!!

Our Lumina, which has been a blessing all winter, died the other night too and it took us awhile to get it unthawed and going again but today, it is fine while the van and car sit frozen.

Today I feel positively awful.  Hence the complaining probably.  I have an upset stomach and headache and you name it I have it.  

The stress of the financial woes and the pipes and my studies is getting to be too much for me and then...I pick this time to quit drinking diet coke.  We shall see how long I make it.   So far...it is 11 hours and most of those were sleeping. 

Well  time to get everyone motivated here and get this day moving along a bit faster.