Monday adventures!

I had a great weekend! We finished decorating the Christmas tree....and unpacked more boxes...and even got the swing set from the old house.....so...it was great and busy......

Then Sunday came and I made egg rolls! Lots of them! It's nice to live close by to my mom so she came by and picked up some of the egg rolls too. I made a lot...like over a 100! So...we needed help! We gave some to our neighbor too...then we had an old friend, Isaac came by for dinner too. I baked a whole chicken with cream of chicken (canned) and it was yum-o! Of course, you eat that with rice!
And Monday came! Aside from waking up later that expected....I rush to get to the moving truck (which I borrowed from work) only to find out that it wouldn't start! I am not the person who knows anything about cars...other than driving and pumping gas......so...I was under a lot of stress. I knew I had jumper cables inside the house...so I pretended to know what I was doing. Michelle moved her car in front of the truck....and I proceeded to pretened I had it all under control...I think partly because I wanted to impress myself....

I looked at the battery...and attached the jumper cable....as if I was a certified auto mechanic....I started the truck and nothing.........I tried a few times again and nothing......a few moments later...I started smelling something burning.....so I quickly ran to the front of the truck...and saw the jumper cable in smoke...and as I grabbed it...and pulled it from the battery...it felt hot...and it looked like it was melting...or melted.....so I realized I was in no shape or form to remedy the problem I had.....




I gathered my thoughts and convinced myself that I must have used an "inferior" jumper cable...so I decided to take my wife's car and drive to Super Target which is only a mile away. I called work and told them of my dilemma....so no one would expect to be there at 8:00 a.m.

A few minutes later, and $20.00 poorer, I was armed with my new super heavy duty jumper cable! I was excited! I was very very confident that I had it all under control! A few minutes later...I attached the jumper cables to both batteries...I attempted to start the car with a silent prayer in my heart and a deep sigh....and alas......NOTHING. Absolutely nothing....and all of a sudden....the same results....the cable started melting and there was smoke from the battery....and my heart sank in quiet desperation...almost every hope was lost.....and I was almost out of ideas.....

I quickly unplugged the jumper cable to prevent it from melting like butter.....and I must have been hit by sudden inspiration when I suddenly looked at the battery from Michelle's car....it was then I realized that I had the positive and the negative switched!!!! How can I???? But I have many reasons! My eyes are slanted..and I have old contacts! I can't see!

Anyway...the truck started after that! And I was happy once again!

Now.....I hope to have learned from this mistake!