For awhile now my car has been burning a lot of oil in between oil changes....and when I say a lot I mean three to four quarts. So about a week ago I took it to the mechanic to see how much it would cost to fix the problem. Well, unfortunately he told me that my car had a rare problem. With some Toyota Corollas made in 1998, the cylinders are egg shaped and it causes them to burn oil. He told me my only options were to either get a new car or buy a new engine and risking that the same problem might occur again. He said if it were me I would take it to a dealer and trade it in, not saying anything about the oil problem because right now my car engine looks perfect. He said unless you drove it for an extended amount of time, you would never know that it burnt oil. So in other words, my car looks like it is worth a lot more than it really is.
Armed with this new information, I have begun my search for a new car. It is exciting, but also very sad. I have a lot of memories with my car. I went skateboarding behind it, I spilled countless drinks in it, at one point I had over 96 cans of soda in it, I ate many loaves of bread in it.....the list goes on. I am sure though that the next car I get will have just as many memories attached to it too. Mom wants to get rid of my car before it hits 100,000 miles and it currently has 98,700 so we have to find one soon. We went to Springfield and looked around but never saw anything that was perfect...well besides a 2003 eclipse that was NICE! lol...but anyway I drove to West Plains too and looked. Well, while I was in West Plains I was just driving across town and I saw this little car lot with only about twenty cars and I decided to cruise the lot. I saw there a 2002 Dodge Intrepid that was really nice and the good news is that it is affordable! :) So now I am looking at it and will test drive it soon! Hopefully it will work out but if it doesn't I know God will lead me to the right car and I will get one that works this time! lol
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Oh how I love Town and Country...
Okay so maybe I don't love Town and Country...but I am forced to spend over thirty hours a week there so I have to try and find the positives and be optimistic. lol Even though the work becomes highly monotonous and boring there are always interesting things and people that come my way. I have learned a lot working at Town and Country...some bad things but mostly good. lol
Good Things About Town and Country
-Working in the office you can play on the computer all day and it looks like you are doing work.
-I can cash my own scratcher tickets in the office so I dont have to worry about the small detail that I am technically not old enough to play the lottery.
-For the most part people are honest.
-The Coke guy is hott.
-I get to work with at least one of my friends.
-I can get away with anything since I have been there the longest! :) lol
-I can make cool laser shows in the office with the hand held scanner.
-Singing to the music that is playing is fun.
-Sonic runs for food on Sunday mornings.
-Playing with matches in the office can be a fun activity.
-My attractive smock is amazing! lol jk
-Mike's son Wade is the cutest child ever! I love him. The only question I have is how did a cute child like him come from MIKE PLANK?! lol
-I have a manager's tag of my own that says my name on it! Believe me...this is a big deal! lol
-Drunk people are always fun.
-Bread! I have acccess to my favorite food the whole time I am there! :)
-I get to read all the magazines for free...when my boss isn't watching! lol
-Frozen, microwave french fries...I enjoy these a lot! lol
-Dancing in the aisles can be a joy!
-"Damaged goods"=FREE!!!! lol
-I earn $6.50 an hour now instead of what I started at....$5.15! Thank you Missouri voters! lol
-Power outages can be fun!
Bad Things At Town and Country
-Missing church on Sundays.
-Scratcher tickets can be highly addictive
-The hott Coke guy was married. Then he got assigned to a new route.:(
-Some people think they know how to do my job better than me.
-I get yelled at by customers for stuff I have nothing to do with.
-One word.... jello! lol Stacking that can be horrible! They ALWAYS fall down.
-I have to text in secret.
-Mike Plank
-People telling me that Jordan is a boy name. Hello...I am a GIRL!
-You only get one 10 minute break.
-People who come in late to take over for you and you can't leave until they get there! Ugh...this drives me insane!
-STINKY PEOPLE!!!!
-It is sad that I know more about cigarettes than most smokers and I have never smoked a cigarette in my life...nor do I ever want to!
-Gross, juicy, leaky chicken!
-The missuse of Food Stamps!
Sunday, July 8, 2007
What I learned in Michigan....
While most of my friends and family stayed home to celebrate the 4th of July, I had the awesome opportunity to go with Lindsey and the Pomona Chrisian Church youth group to Holland, Michigan for CIY (Christians in Youth) Summer Conference. It was an amazing week where I got to meet new people, try new things, and grow closer to some of my friends! I also learned a lot while I was there about various things and some of them are as follows...
1. Michigan McDonalds do not sell sweet tea! : (
2. Sand does not taste as good as it looks!
3. It doesn't matter if you are at a Christian conference...not everyone is honest. I put change on the railroad tracks everyday hoping to get the trains to flatten my coins so I would have them as a souvenier...but everyday some skanks stole my money! I put over a dollar in change on the tracks in total!
4. People from Illinois are called "Illinoisians"
5. People from Indiana are called "Indianians"
6. People from Michigan are called "Michiganites"
7. The silent "s" in Illinois is optional. You may pronounce it like Ill-i-noy or Ill-i-noise. Either way is acceptable.
8. And since the "s" in Illinois is optional so are all "s"s....otherwise that would just be an absurd rule...and we all know the English language is consistent 100% of the time....so for example you may pronounce horse as Horse or Whore.
9. "T" and "H" are also optional. For example....If I were trying to say "look at that"...you can say look at that or the short version look a ha! or....the EVEN shorter, more condensed version....look a a! :)
10. Even the most pointless story must be started with "Oh and come to find out...." lol
11. It really is scary how alike Lindsey and I are except for a few minor details! (see number 12)
12. Lindsey can't stand my organized chaos as I like to call it. lol You should have seen our room! On her half everything and I mean everything had to be in a certain place and neatly arranged...on my side of the room I was proud of myself when I picked up a banana peel from a banana I had ate the previous night! lol I don't see why everything has to be neat! I mean as long as I know where everything is I am happy! :)
13. Lindsey drinks as much water as there is in Lake Michigan in one day!
14. Pick on Jordan week will never end. It has become pick on Jordan decade.
15. NEVER take air conditioning for granted!
16. Lindsey has the ability to read my mind which scares me! lol
(I will add more as I think of them! :) )
1. Michigan McDonalds do not sell sweet tea! : (
2. Sand does not taste as good as it looks!
3. It doesn't matter if you are at a Christian conference...not everyone is honest. I put change on the railroad tracks everyday hoping to get the trains to flatten my coins so I would have them as a souvenier...but everyday some skanks stole my money! I put over a dollar in change on the tracks in total!
4. People from Illinois are called "Illinoisians"
5. People from Indiana are called "Indianians"
6. People from Michigan are called "Michiganites"
7. The silent "s" in Illinois is optional. You may pronounce it like Ill-i-noy or Ill-i-noise. Either way is acceptable.
8. And since the "s" in Illinois is optional so are all "s"s....otherwise that would just be an absurd rule...and we all know the English language is consistent 100% of the time....so for example you may pronounce horse as Horse or Whore.
9. "T" and "H" are also optional. For example....If I were trying to say "look at that"...you can say look at that or the short version look a ha! or....the EVEN shorter, more condensed version....look a a! :)
10. Even the most pointless story must be started with "Oh and come to find out...." lol
11. It really is scary how alike Lindsey and I are except for a few minor details! (see number 12)
12. Lindsey can't stand my organized chaos as I like to call it. lol You should have seen our room! On her half everything and I mean everything had to be in a certain place and neatly arranged...on my side of the room I was proud of myself when I picked up a banana peel from a banana I had ate the previous night! lol I don't see why everything has to be neat! I mean as long as I know where everything is I am happy! :)
13. Lindsey drinks as much water as there is in Lake Michigan in one day!
14. Pick on Jordan week will never end. It has become pick on Jordan decade.
15. NEVER take air conditioning for granted!
16. Lindsey has the ability to read my mind which scares me! lol
(I will add more as I think of them! :) )
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