May She Rest in Peace...

This morning the girls were running late (as usual, only this time it was Sarah and not Julia who was late....weird) and I thought I would be a nice mommy and run them down to the bus stop with the Nissan who I had been having trouble with on our trip to Kongsberg. Well, since I was only driving a minute down the road and then up again I just had my fleece night pants on and a sweatshirt and didn't brush my hair or anything...got down to the bus stop, turned the car around in the farmer's driveway of his farm and was going to head across the main road and back up to our house when I heard the sound....the sound of my Nissan dying...or at least being severly wounded. A terrible breaking sound like something snapped. I gave gas but all she did was screech....her motor reved up but nothing happened..SHIT....now what? It was dark and here I was stuck in my neighbours driveway...well, thankfully it's a big driveway and he has several other ways around my car...but still...ugh....

I feel like my cupeth runneth overeth these days and I could feel my eyes tearing up at the hopeless feeling I had at that moment when I realized I wasn't getting the Nissan home...she would have to be where she was for the time being and I was going to have to get out and walk up to my house in the dark in my nightclothes carrying the pillow the kids had forgotten in the car....I guess I can be thankfull it was dark so no one saw me...OH but of course the farmer just happened to come out to get his newspaper as I was starting to walk up, the girls called for me and told me he was there, so I turned to explain why my car would be hanging out at his house for awhile...in my nightclothes....being the typical Norwegian farmer he didn't have a lot of words for me...just a lot of yep yep, ugh huh...yep yep kinda words...and a smile I could see in the dark....so I figured everything was cool with him and turned to venture up into the woods to the house. Sarah kindly offered me her headlight so I wouldn't have to walk completely in the dark and I was grateful...I guess I can admit walking in the dark alone isn't my biggest joy in the world...

My water cooker has broken down in the last couple weeks so I've gone back to cooking my water for my instant coffee and my teas, with a pan and I had just taken my water off the heat before I drove the girls down....so by the time I got back up it was lukewarm....instant coffee with lukewarm water...UGH...NO....not good....even though I tried to drink it due to lack of time to cook up more...geez I miss my water cooker...Dear Santa....I would like for Christmas.....one water cooker, a new life for my Nissan, my husband home,.....ugh....let me think about the rest I'm sure I can get back to you with more....

Went to work today feeling kinda BLAH...met two of my coworkers who were also feeling blah....several children didn't show up today because they were suffering from diarè which my coworkers were also suffering from...but we can't find substitutes at work so we end up having to go to work even when we are sick...makes sense doesn't it? Anyhow, by 1130 two of my coworkers headed home (took off early) and it left me and my other coworker Ann Mari. But we only had six kids and by 1230 we only had four...so it was a very laid back day...but I have to admit I like the busy days better, time goes so much quicker when there is lots to do then when everything is quiet then time stands still almost... The kids are cute, they are really the best part of my job...one little boy is such a parrot and when I say, Hello honey...he repeats me...his mom thinks it's cute as can be that he's speaking English....I call the kids Honey Bunny, Sugar, Darling....you name it and they just think that it is so funny...it's cute to hear them repeat after me what I say..

No pictures today....sorry....will see if I can't get one last picture of the Nissan before she is laid to rest....will blog that later..Have a good evening folks...