The Death of an Oldsmobile

We had a little car
it was painted apple red
It took us near and far
But now that car is dead

With a shake and a moan
it breathed its last breath
gave one final groan
and gave in to death

We turned in that Olds
although it went bust
in a move that was bold
got a car that we trust

Its shiny and black
has air that is cold
small and compact
Good-bye busted OLDS!!!!
-AAD-

This week we learned that our Oldsmobile Intrigue was going to need a new engine. It was not worth the cost of what we were going to have to pay to have it fixed. In addition to the engine, we have been driving it for almost 4 years without air conditioning. Does anyone know what the temperatures have been in College Station, TX this month? Record highs!!!! It also had only two working windows which occasionally didn't in fact work and some cosmetic damage where someone hit me on campus but didn't leave any info. We were fine with all of the interior malfunctions, (well, maybe not the broken air conditioner) , but we could not do without a working engine. After all, that is the central nervous system of a car.

It seems that this could not have happened at a worse time but I suppose that is how these things go. The Olds was our only mode of transportation and starting in August, I will be driving 40 miles one way to student teach every day. But with some help from my parents, we have obtained a beautiful new-to-us Chevrolet Cobalt. Really it's pretty new anyway being a 2008. It's a little car, 4 cyl - so it will be good on gas, it has AIR CONDITIONING - so now I can wear my hair down to church and work, and the payments will be low which is the most important thing. We are so thankful for the help we have gotten. When I found out Monday that the Olds needed a whole new engine, I felt like the floor fell out beneath me. But God provides. And now we won't melt into puddles of Deardorff-goo every time we have to drive more than 10 miles in the 9 month long Texas summer!!!

Other than car drama, everything here is steady moving forward. I take my practice competency exam on Tuesday July 7th and will hopefully be cleared for the real one. It is really scary!!! But I will do my best which is all I can do. And I'm going to try not to stress too much over it this weekend because I want to enjoy my days off from work for 4th of July!!!

And on that note, I believe I will go sit in my new car for a few minutes and enjoy NOT getting hot in the Texas sun!!!!

HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!!!!!!