Seth Playing Car Mechanic

Again.

This is how we save some money.

After getting back home, bringing everything we had at my parent's home back with us (except my art because I don't trust bringing it during moves), Seth got to work on the Durango.

After about four days dropping him off at the Trax for work so I could have the car, and six nights working on in after he would return from work, Seth fixed the air conditioning.

He is officially Mr. Amazing...or Superman, if you will.

Playing Delivery Girl in Miserable Heat

My mom is re-doing her music room.

I helped her design it.

She's not done, yet, otherwise I would have a much more entertaining post than just words.

Like a picture.

Even then I don't have a before...unless I look back into my super nasty young pictures.

You'll just have to read about it right now until I can get a picture.

Rob, Wendy, and I went to IKEA to gather her new supplies and decor, and we loaded it all in our Durango.

We left room in the front for me and left Porter's little area untouched as well.

The car smelled like boxes for a few days until I made the trip up to Twin Falls.

Anyway, the drive started out pretty normal.

Porter was narrating what colors the trucks were, pointing out how many churches we saw (only in Utah), and asked me to sing the Idaho state song when we crossed the border.

And, that's when I realized.

I'm really hot!

The air conditioner was blowing hot air.

I looked at the outside degrees...96.

Not opening the window...I better not stop anywhere so I can get out of this car and not have to get back in.

So, that's what I did.

About two hours later, I arrive at my previous home.

Soaking wet.

(Gross, I know, but I'm keeping it real.)

Still 96 degrees outside.

When I opened the door, 96 felt like 60.

Okay, the ac is broken...lovely...maybe I should've opened the window.

Mom saw me as I walked in, she thought I was sunburned.

I was miserable, but I wasn't sunburned.

Luckily, I didn't have to do much unloading as Mom had friends over to help out.

(Dad was in Boise for work)

Cooling off never felt so great.

After registering the car the next day, I didn't touch it again until Seth arrived in Twin with our Subaru a couple days later.

We hadn't planned on taking both cars, but there was no way I could be coerced into going back in that Durango without air conditioning.

At least we made it safely!

Vehicles & Letters

My brain isn't working well enough to come up with a clever title today...

We got a Dodge Durango because we needed a bigger car for the girls and for the move in November.

Even though the girls didn't make it, we still need the car.

Therefore, for a while we had three cars.

This isn't a good thing when our complex only gives out one parking permit and the tow company sends someone who is a towing Nazi.

So, Ben was kind enough to take our Camry off our hands.

Oh yah, we have...had I guess now...a Camry!

We loved it.

Saved on gas and helped me feel more independent.

Obviously vehicles aren't my #1 priority in blogging or you would have known about this sooner.

Anywho, so Ben is here!

And, this is the biggest thing that's been happening...

Yep!

That's about it.

Hopefully we will have more exiting things to report next week on Ben's visit.

And Porter?

Well, he's been busy staring out the window wishing he belonged to the families that are outside playing...

 ...but while he's been wishing, he's been working on his Alphabet.

He still doesn't know it as well as he knows cars.

The Motorcycle

Seth's bike was in the shop for about two months.

He and I weren't happy about that.

It limited both of our freedom drastically.

Weeeellllllll....

...now it's fixed!

Yay!

Porter's on his 'motorcycle' to celebrate.

PS: Seth had to fix it on his own, but the guy at Iron Horse was super nice and let him use his shop to work after he couldn't figure out what was wrong.