craptastic week

This week started out ok, Elijah had VBS every evening Sunday through Friday and we got to spend time with my mom and grandma Tuesday however things took a big downturn on Tuesday afternoon. I was notified that Daniel had the high lead level and the kitchen and laundry room pipes got clogged so I haven't been able to do laundry or dishes since then. We have put liquid plumber down the drains but it hasn't helped much. Its my fault they are clogged. I wasn't thinking and put a bunch of spaghetti down the garbage disposal and our old pipes just can't handle it. We could call a plumber but I don't want to spend the money and I think the situation will resolve itself as the food breaks down more.

Thursday evening we got Elijah's VBS class picture and all the kids looked so cute except Elijah. Elijah was sitting next to his best-friend Jacob and in the picture he is pulling away from Jacob making a mean face at him. I'm not sure what was going on when the picture was taken. Then last night all the VBS kids did a singing show for the parents. Elijah did alright but several times he was making these awful mean faces and looking upset at the kids standing next to him because they were all kind of squished up on stage to make room for everyone. He just hasn't been displaying the kind of Chistianly brotherly love you want to see. I have had to tell him several times lately not to scream at his friends, and his brother when he gets frustrated. I need to to nip this attitude in the bud. I was also annoyed last night at the family event because Doug refused to go. His computer game was more important. I feel like a single mom a lot of the time because I go to family events without Doug so often. Its not fun.

So the last craptastic thing that happened was yesterday I was driving home and was getting close to my street and the car started acting weird. It didn't want to accelerate well and was acting as if it was in neutral when it was in drive. Thank you God that this happened close to home. I did make it home, but I am pretty sure I need a new transmission and we just don't have the money to fix the car. I have the ugly old Camry with the bad air conditioning I can drive until we get the Buick fixed but its just a major bummer.

Oh yeah I had to take both kids in to get blood drawn on Thursday as well. Elijah was a champ and didn't cry at all. Poor Daniel had three of those big viles taken. It was so much that they were concerned about taking it all at once but ultimately decided it would be ok. He of course cried a lot. They are testing his calcium and vitamin D levels because the lead can make it harder for his body to absorb those things.

So today we are supposed to go fishing with Doug. I'm not a fan of fishing but Doug and Elijah have been talking about going for a long time so at least its something we can do as a family. Hopefully it will be a nice day.