Thank God for AAA

You remember those Bounce commercials, where the lady pulls the clothes out of the dryer and holds them to her nose to smell them? That's me today! I broke and started the daunting task of laundry. I am currently working on load eight. I have one of those front loading super capacity washers, so you can imagine how bad the situation really was. I won't finish today. I will have at least two loads tomorrow. Yay me! I am patting myself on the back for getting down to business and conquering this awful chore.

Today was the first day of BSF (Bible Study Fellowship). Elli and I were very excited to get back to our Tuesday morning Bible study. We dropped Preston off at school and headed out to take care of a couple of errands. After high stress errand number two, with a three year old in tow, I got back to the car, strapped Elliot into her car seat and got in. I turned the key and the car didn't start. I try again and all I hear is this awful clicking noise. I won't keep you in suspense any longer, my battery was dead. I called my mom and after a brief discussion, decided that the best idea was for me to call AAA roadside assistance. My mom was also on her way to Bible Study, but I have to leave early in order to pick up Preston in time and I couldn't think of a good solution to get me there without causing her too much hassle or causing her to miss Bible Study.

AAA got there 3o minutes later. Thirty minutes is a long time when you are roasting in the sun in the parking lot of a title company. The men were very nice and got my car started. They had to push it out of the parking space in order to hook it up for a jump start. I headed straight to the battery shop to get a new battery put in. They got me in and out relatively quickly. Eighty-nine dollars later and with a car that will reliably start, I headed back down the road. I wanted to go to Bible Study, but I ended up missing it entirely. I am so disappointed.

Thank God for AAA. I really mean it. My husband doesn't have a job that he can leave and rush to my rescue when I have car trouble, and I have it quite often. So, for those few times a year when I have to call them, I am really thankful that I have this "insurance"! I really hate that I am so helpless when it comes to cars, but I am. AAA doesn't seem like a big deal, until you need it.

What are you thankful for today? So what do you have that doesn't seem like a big deal until you need it?

Elliot's Quote of the Day

"Those guys are cool."-said of the two AAA guys that came to jump our car.