7.8.10

I have been busy with photo shoots this week..Gonna find that rock tomorrow though. We will be busy again today with baseball tourneys and whatever the gods (I think it is Haetes) decide to throw my way. Big Daddy and I were going to escape this weekend to Duluth. WERE. Yes, the big escape without the kiddos. Here is the story as to why not.
Transmission guy: (when he dropped off my bonney) You really should change your brake pads and roters.
Big Daddy: Told you
Me: pppshhht. whatever.
A mere 2 days later big daddy has the tires off and my pocketbook and vacation fund has been driven down another 300 hundred bucks...
Big Daddy: Hey ya wanna come outside? I gotta show ya something.
I was overdosing on antihistamine so I was laying in bed from my allergies. Not a good day anyway. I pull my big 'ol ass out of bed and head out the door.
Big Daddy: (holding the tire he just took off to change the brake pads, pointing to a spot on it and talking to me like I was a kindergartner) See this spot here..the big tear in the rubber? (No, you idiot, your big 'ol thumb is covering it)
Me: ya...(on the verge of tears, I need to get away from my kids, Mount St. Dirty Laundry, PMS-ing teenager, and don't even get me started on what the inside of my fridge looks like...eeewww...avoidance is ALWAYS the best medicine, right??)
Big Daddy: We need new tires.
Me: Whatever...(did you hear it? The sound of my vacay flushing down the toilet?)
The very next day...
Me: How much is this gonna cost me?
Big Daddy: Two-Three hundred bucks.
Eight hours later
Me: Well??
Big Daddy: Just about $400.00
Our Visa Debit Card Commercial goes something like this...
New Transmission $1700.00
New Brakes/Pads/Roters for said car $300.00
New Tires Balance and Rotation $400.00
Big Daddy: A safe car to drive in: PRICELESS
Me: Kissing the vacation fund goodbye...SO NOT PRICELESS!!
Seriously. Come on. What next??!!!