Now, most of you know that I'm a worrier and I panic. Giving stuff to God is not easy for me, because I struggle sitting back and waiting. This isn't to say that I don't have my moments. I do, but I've learned that when I start feeling upset that I need to slow down and say a quick prayer or look up a Bible verse.
The accident stuff is finally all coming together. I got a call yesterday with an offer from our insurance company on what they were willing to pay out on the van since it was declared a total loss. I talked to the most amazing guy who walked me through everything step by step. He tried to make things as easy as possible for me. He asked if I had a chance to get our belongings out of it and I said yes, but there were a couple of things I forgot, and that I would go and get them as soon as possible. He was like, "You have little kids. I'm going to mark it down to be towed on Thursday so you have time and don't have to hurry yourself." I know it's silly, but one kind gesture can really mean a lot to someone.
I started looking online for used vans in our area. We can't afford anything more that pretty much what we had, but that's okay with me.
I scheduled one test drive for today and Jacob stayed home with the boys. I read up today on how to deal with car sales people. I needed to prepare. Ha! This is the first time I've gone to a dealer on my own. All in all it wasn't bad at all. I asked a few questions. I gave direct answers to his questions and didn't engage in any personal talk. I went out for a drive. I parked nearby so I could really check stuff out and make sure everything worked. I drove down the highway a couple of miles. Coming back I passed the spot that the accident happened. I think I'll always flashback to that day when I drive by.
Then, I drove home so Jacob could look at it. Overall I liked it...but I didn't love it. It has many pros and a couple of cons.
We have another drive scheduled tomorrow. A friend from church is going to watch the boys. I'm hopeful that maybe this will be the one. If not, well then it wasn't meant to be. I'm praying that God will give me a clear answer on the vehicle and will help us get to the price we want. My prayer is we have a vehicle before we go to Iowa next Wednesday.
After I took the van back to the dealership, I went to get stuff from my old van. For some reason my emotions hit me tonight. Really all day. I think I've cried 3 times. Silly to cry over a car, but I did for just a minute and then I was okay!
In the midst of the car stuff, I still need to get to Springfield this week because I need decorations for Daniel's "early" birthday as he's calling it. We're celebrating on Sunday and he picked a Mario theme. I may have to go tomorrow morning. Not to mention I have to wrap his presents.
And we're sort of officially potty training! James went 4 times yesterday and a couple of times today. I make a huge deal out of it every time. I have told him for weeks if he pees on the potty I'll get him chocolate ice cream from DQ, so as soon as he peed yesterday he yelled, "I DID it! Now I get my ice cream from Dairy Queen?" He sure did. Thankfully he hasn't asked for it again. One time deal!
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