Stuck at Home for Days..

 

This picture describes what has happened to both

our cars, the only cars in our household. Last week

dh took my car and died out going to drink Kava  

with his buddies. [hmm, I think that was a sign]

So at the time, the problem was  

the battery. Ever since we had purchased it in 06'

we hadn't thought of buying a new battery until it  

just gave up last week. [idiots]

Then funny thing happened, dh's truck had the same

symptoms as well and died out yesterday on his way

up the hill to our house. So we looked up the best & 

most affordable batteries to purchase and stay within

our budget. [which isin't much]and not end up with a

lemon. 

Roger [our family friend] advised me that once we 

receive the new battery and install it to turn on the 

car and let it run, then unhook the left wire attached 

to the battery to see what happens. If the car dies a

fter the wire is removed then, it would be an alternat

or problem. It the wire is removed and the car keeps

running. Then we're good to go. 

We try it and guess what? Yup, you guessed right..

it died out on us..that was on our 97 Ford Expedition.

So next we decide to try it on my husband's truck, 

which is a 95 Dodge Ram..Yes, same thing happened.

Wow..both cars not working and I'm not able to run 

to the store to get any grocery shopping or catch up 

on the Quaker Deal at Albertsons..I'm already having   

Zumba withdrawals..missed 3 classes already & the kids

are crying because the soy milk is finished for their cereal.

What's a mom to do?

We called around to find out how much we'll be spend

ing to get two alternators and let's just say everything all

together is over a grand right now. I'd like to call a cab 

right now.. but we've got to scrape together everything  

we can to get these two cars going.

I found out I had extra Avon books sitting in the back

of my car that hadn't gotten passed out yet and are still

within the backorder time frame. So I went through ab

out 120 books and wrote my contact info. on each of

them, then walked across the street from our apartment

complex and started hanging them door to door. I'm so

glad because I wasn't being good on my diet today and 

needed to walk off the 2 pieces of caramel walnut 

brownies I consumed for lunch and half a single bag of

Ritz crackers..ouch.