Heading into midterms

Wow, it sure seems like the semester is flying by. We just had our last check in on our book project in drawing, then two weeks after that, the final object is due. So far, I have two pages, a spine, and the front cover made. Still have one page (maybe two), the cover, and the binding to finish. This past week, the Pell Grant Disbursement money fairy showed up. I'd planned on getting a few things done that were "needed but not urgent" with the money, then taking my daughter to get her ears pierced and a pedicure. Unfortunately, the one "needed urgently" item was getting my car fixed. It's been sitting in the driveway since the first of the year, not starting, and just overall looking pathetic and unloved. I missed my car, and most importantly, I missed what little freedom having it gave me. So, I had it towed off to the shop. 115 dollars down there. Then they looked it over and gave me a call the next morning to let me know what the damage is....apparently, the ORIGINAL problem was that my radiator more closely resembled swiss cheese. This is what was causing it to overheat if I drove any further than across town. And thanks to the fact that I couldn't sit on the side of the highway at night with two kids in the car and no cellphone, I pushed it even after it had started to overheat. This caused the second (and more expensive) of the issues needing fixed. I blew the head gasket. Final (hopefully) tally? $1625.66 to get it fixed. There goes the money fairy.

The advantage, however, is that I will have my car. And with the radiator replaced, I will hopefully be even more mobile than I was before. The guy at the shop said it should be finished by wednesday. We hope. As soon as I get out of class that day, I'm going to run over there, get my car, and go turn in my application at Dollar Tree. I've been waiting to apply because it just didn't make sense for me to apply if I had no reliable way to get there. And then next weekend? Pick up the baby girl, take her to Claire's to pick out earrings and get her ears pierced, then off to the beauty college to meet Nana for the three of us to girl it up with pedicures and other such things to make the girl feel like the princess she is.