Well. This I have learned: I can teach kindergarten, but that is ALL I can do.
I am so worn out!
School began many days ago, and this is the first time I have been able to write a post. And I don’t even have time to write, because I taught kindergarten today, and if you recall, that is ALL I can do in one day.
But here I am. Trying to deal with our rental house, waiting for the dishwasher to finish washing my dishes, and hoping my husband gets our washing machine fixed.
Oh! Because, guess what!?
Everything hath broken.
Allow me to fill you in.
In August, something went wrong with our trailer. Don’t ask me what, but it involved springs and axels and over $800.
Then we had two tires that needed immediately replacing on our utility trailer. And we need the utility trailer to help haul no less than 4.2 million cords of wood out of the mountains.
Then we broke two chainsaws. And we need them because we have to cut down the aforementioned 4.2 million cords of wood BEFORE hauling them out of the mountains.
And then our dishwasher broke.
And then we were driving our Envoy, and there was a loud BOOM! followed by smoke coming out of the engine. Which meant our Envoy was now worthless.
So we had to use all our monies to purchased a used Toyota Sequoia. The morning after we purchased the Sequoia, it wouldn’t start. So we had to take it to a mechanic.
Let us all have a moment of admiration for the sellers of the Sequoia who could not have timed that breakdown more perfectly.
Seriously. It was less than 12 hours. Amazing!
While the Sequoia was at the mechanic, I had to drive David’s truck, also known as THE BIGGEST TRUCK IN THE WORLD. Seriously. It is a Dodge 5500 Diesel, and a more unfit vehicle for me to drive there could not be.
Whilst driving THE BIGGEST TRUCK IN THE WORLD, I noticed a very large gash in the back tire. It needed to be replaced post haste or a blowout was in our near future. And since THE BIGGEST TRUCK IN THE WORLD is also a dually (I mean, would you expect anything less?), we needed to buy 4 new tires.
But wait! There’s more!
After the truck got its fancy new tires, it decided to be all weird and swervy and needed a new alignment, and, of course, brakes.
Then Sweet Pea’s glasses broke.
Then our washing machine broke last Friday. And on Sunday, we decided to load all our laundry into the Sequoia so we could wash it at my parents’ house. Because parents are awesome like that.
But, and you better sit down for this, the Sequoia’s back gate door lock motor has failed and will no longer open! Making the actual loading of the laundry into the car a bit more difficult. So while David was spending over an hour trying to figure that nonsense out, the boys broke their closet door.
And when we got home with all our laundry in our Sequoia-with-the-broken-back-door, we discovered we had a sickly pig that needed to be put down.
So there you go.
Serenity Now!
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I need to go to bed.
This is a great post for learning new vocabulary. Keep up the good work, Teacher!
Oh my, and I thought my day was crappy!! I feel so much better now. Hugs!
I understand about things breaking. Hopefully your life will only go uphill from here on out. I was involved in terrible car accident, but, thankfully, things somehow worked out okay.
Yeah well I broke a nail yesterday… yeah I got nothing. So hoping everything stays fixed for awhile.
Yikes! That’s a lot. Take a nap. It won’t fix anything that is broken, but it will make you feel better. Does your school system have a fall break? Teaching is hard work, especially that first month, and most especially the first year you’re there full time. Be kind to yourself. Life will settle in to a routine eventually.
Oh, my! Now I don’t feel quite so bad about the way my days have been going! Look at it this way, things can only get better after all of that 🙂
I’m trying not to laugh at your misfortunes . . . but it is very entertaining since I don’t have to pay for it and all. Such un-fun ways to spend your hard earned $$$! I hope at least some it goes for a coffee fund! 🙂
Oh, dear. I pray things start on a better trend for you soon. Surely it can’t get any worse. Take care of yourself.
FYI…the first year I taught 5th grade, I ate a piece of chocolate every time I was stressed…I gained 10 lbs….but I went on to teach high school…the lesson: don’t self medicate with chocolate. I also can’t teach 1st grade. I made them cry. You will find your niche.
One day at a time.
Firewood is expensive and time consuming.
Toys to make firewood are expensive and time consuming.
I vote for a furnace now and when the kids are older and can help more and you are less tired…..burn firewood for fun.
Vehicles are amazingly complex …..when they work they work and when they don’t it sucks.
Teaching all day is tiring…you are ON all the time.
Good thing they PAY you. 🙂
How are the kids doing? I am assuming fine except for the glasses. Yay.
Good thing the teaching field is so lucrative!
Oh, wait…
Sorry bout all the broken things 🙁
WOW that is a lot to handle. I went to http://www.appliancevideo.com to learn how to fix my washer and the ignators for my gas oven. of course, I did watch a lot of videos before I found what I needed. For my washer ( it would fill but not spin or drain) I needed to reset the computer, which was a matter of turning the knob in a specific order and pushing the start button. The oven was a part replacement. The research took way too much time. but when funds limited, you do what you have to do. I pray things get better for you.