Cars, Planes, and Other Things

Cars...

At the beginning of last week, I started having car troubles again. This time with overheating. Like you fill it up with coolant, and the next day all the coolant is gone again, overheating. Fun stuff. We talked to some people, and got a couple of ideas of what could be wrong, one being the thermostat. I figured we (and by we, I mean the brother) could fix that. There are videos on YouTube for these things. And I'm all for see one, do one, teach one. Anyway... The brother was kind enough to humor me and work on the car. One thing led to another and, long story short, I ended up with not only a new thermostat, but also a new pressure cap and a fuel pressure line hose thing. The brother did well. He has a lot more patience than me. The car is going again (knock on wood). He says that if I ever want him to work on my car again, I have to get a new one... the kid has a point.

It's been fun to drive. Lots of good memories. But the maintenance on the thing is a little ridiculous. To get to anything to fix it, you have to take about 10 other things apart. And if I didn't have small hands, there would be an untold number of tools stuck in nooks and crannies under the hood. Not to mention, the gas mileage isn't that great considering it's a little 4 cylinder. So, I'm taking suggestions... What do you like to drive? I want something that gets decent gas mileage and will handle well on the one ice storm a year Oklahoma gets. 

Planes...

I'm off tomorrow to Zambia! Well, I leave Oklahoma tomorrow. It will be Saturday before I get to Zambia. That is a lot of plane time. Two overnight flights and then some. I'm super excited about the being in Zambia part...except I will probably fall in love with the kids and never want to leave...and that's a little scary. I am not as excited about not getting to shower on Thursday and Friday. Also I don't like to sit down for long. Maybe I will get some sleep? At least, I get to spend Thursday in London (assuming things go as planned). Six hours to explore London. Yea for being able to walk fast...and a tube pass! 

Other Things...

On that note, I still have some laundry and packing to do... but, first, ZUMBA!