Primary songs... and Playing games, Trips, and Broken Down Cars

Yesterday afternoon, Marissa was trying to find the new song they have been learning in Primary, in the Song book. It is a New Song that was in the children's friend magazine and they are learning it for the primary program later in the year. http://lds.org/churchmagazines/FR_2010_01_00___09261_000_000.pdf She was sad to know she couldn't find it in the children's songbook. Then, Liam started to sing along with her. He has been learning it in Junior Primary too!

A few minutes later I hear the piano in the other room. Liam had gone in, sat down at the piano, and was 'playing' and singing his new primary song. So sweet!!!

Bill was packing and getting ready to go on a trip (to New Mexico for the next 1 1/2 wks). Liam wanted daddy to play a game with him. He came downstairs, got a game took it up and set it all up ready to play on our bed upstairs. Bill had to come down and get something to pack, and by the time he got back upstairs, Liam was asleep, waiting for dad to paly with him... Poor little guy! Daddy owes him a game when he comes back home.

This morning we had some really pretty snow, too bad it will all be gone by the time the kids come home from school. :-( Sad face!!!

By the time we took dad to the airport to go on his trip, it had stopped snowing completely and in just a short drive (a couple of miles south) you had to look really hard to even see any evidence of snow at all! We left dad at the airpot, and headed off to physical therapy for Liam. We had driven Bill's truck, since my van has tires that are nearly bald, and when he had been out on the roads durring the snow, they were getting pretty slick. I hopped over to the driver seat and off we went... I learned to drive on a standard/stick shift car, and though I don't drive it often I do know how. However,I was having some issues this morning. SOmething didn't feel right. I didn't feel like I had much pick up/get up and go. I wondered if I was shifing to the next gear to soon, or perhaps not soon enough, so I tried both, but nothing felt just right. I had a short drive, but by the time we got near the Physical Therapist office, I was in real toruble. If the drive way had a pass through from the road (Hughes), I'd have made it into the parking lot, but no... I had to go to the light and u-turn to get to their office.

I didn't quite make it! I got stopped at the light, and could no longer get the truck into any gear at all! I had been driving for all of perhaps 5 minutes??? How could I have broken the truck?!?!?! I finally found the emergency flashing lights button, but not before several people got annoyed with me for sitting there through the green turn light! Sorry People, I tried to tell you to go around me! 3 police cars drove right past me and my flashing lights, and eventually a 4th car stopped to see what was the matter. He thought I might have burned out the clutch (which considering I thoguht it was the transmition, might not be such a bad thing...). He did manage to push me out of the turn lane in the road, and onto the median of grass. I called the insurance and they got a tow truck on the way. I managed to talk to Bill before he got on the plane, he said the clutch was probably on it's way out. Oh well...

The good thing was Liam had fallen asleep and so he wasn't annoyed thatwe were just sitting there going nowhere, and the Physical Therapist didn't have anyone else today so, by the time we were able to get across the street and inside we were 30 minutes late (I had called), and she still had plenty of time to work with Liam today. Also, we had a ride home, Amanda was home from school sick today, but I was able to drag her out of bed to come rescue us. Poor girl, really feels horrible, but she sat with Liam (well, she tried to just sit off in a corner) while Liam had physical therapy so I could go outside and wait for the tow truck to arrive an take the truck away.

So, what a start to the week! Hope the truck doesn't cost to much to get fixed, and at least Bill isn't here and we have plenty of time to get it done! I hope that Amanda gets feeling better soon! And that there are no more mishaps in any of our lives while Bill is gone.