It Could Have Been Worse

Here’s our exciting story for the week: car repairs! Evan was out with the missionaries on Monday night when the engine overheated. We went and picked them up and managed to get the car home before it overheated again (whew!). A discouraging turn of events, but we did have some luck in getting it fixed! We have an auto shop right next to our apartment, so I was able to drop the car off and walk home (a major bonus since Andrew can’t get home from his job before the place closes). And the needed repairs were as simple as they could have been – just a new thermostat and a system flush! We’re very happy we didn’t have to spend tons of money on a new water pump or some other big fix. What a blessing!

That poor car’s had a rough week. On Monday night, after we managed to get it back to our parking garage, we were locking it up and getting out. We had a gallon of water with us (in case we needed it for the overheating issue…) that we hadn’t used. Without thinking, I put the gallon of water on the driver’s seat, thinking that Andrew could grab it from his side (he was already out of the car, thanking a guy from church who had been assisting us). Then, I asked him to pull the car forward a little farther into the parking space, so he sat down to do so and……OOPS! Water everywhere! The cap popped right off of the gallon of water and the inside of the car got a good washing. Ha! We weren’t laughing at the time, but looking back, I can appreciate the humor of the incident. As long as the floorboards don’t mold. That’ll teach me to thoughtlessly set things in random places!

Other than that, we’ve had a quiet few days. I’m including a picture of our kitchen because awhile ago I added pictures on facebook from the move and promised I would get around to adding pictures once everything was unpacked in the kitchen. That never happened (me adding the pictures, not the unpacking). So here’s what our kitchen looks like, fully unpacked!

And yes, it’s been like this since only a couple of days after we moved in, I’m just now getting around to posting the pictures. Andrew deserves the credit for the top-of-the-cabinet arrangements. He did a great job! Also, notice the lovely, super-low countertops on the island. We’re in the handicap unit so we have several quirks like that! Although I must admit that the bars in the bathroom by the toilet and in the tub are my favorite. So helpful!