counting my blessings

as you know, i had previously posted that my car had broken down. turns out the seal on the fuel pump was completely useless and the whole pump had to be replaced -- to a tune of about $300 with labor (this is not the blessing).

in addition to that, for some reason the DMV was having trouble getting the car registered -- the VIN # we had for the car was coming back to a different car. therefore, the dealership wanted us to bring the car back so the police and DMV could check the car out and get it straightened out . i was pretty frustrated about both things, and was praying about it and asked my mom to pray, too.

so, when i contacted the mechanic, i explained that the car was at the shop, and i wasn't putting *more* money into it until this whole VIN# thing was straightened out. there's silence for a moment on the other line, and then the mechanic says he'll call me back.

when he calls me back, he offers to replace the pump at no cost to us for all the trouble we've had with the VIN # ordeal. so, car gets fixed, i don't have to pay anything, and that's one less headache. i'm pretty hyped about getting my car fixed for free. (does this mean i can spend $300 somewhere else? hmmmmm...)

right now, that's good, unless we *finally* get the title and discover the car is a salvage, which would explain why the VIN# didn't match; which in turn, means we paid WAY too much for it. However, we'll cross THAT bridge when we come to it. I'll trust God to work things out on this one.

and now, my little flying monkeys, i shall sign off. i have a test on friday, and have some studying to do.