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!
Merry Christmas! Behind the Christmas tree is the front door.
This is the living room.....with the Christmas tree we decorated last week.
This is the fireplace...it is what separates the living room and the dining room. Which is so nice right now coz it's been cold....
This is the dining room....I had two tables together because this was for Thanksgiving dinner. We were expecting thirteen people.
Just a closer shot of the fireplace...which is one of my favorite features of the house.....
Michelle and Amy in the kitchen.
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