The Day to never relive.

Yesterday was the day from almost hell.

Allan decided to have a mid life crisis as I put it and buy himself a classic MG mini. So since mom had surgery on Monday and he took Monday and Tuesday off I figured we'd go pick it up Tuesday. So our day began by getting up and seeing the mason was finally here after waiting 3 weeks to lay the cinder blocks for the garage. So we see the guys and head out for the U-haul to pick up the trailer Allan's secured online telling them what vehicle we are going to haul on it. Get there and have the man put it on the Land Rover. Mind you I said something when signing for it about the car being a MG mini this will be important later.

We start going to Bethlehem PA which is about a 3 hour drive. Get donuts for the girls to eat and we are off. We got a little lost when we had to make a potty stop but the GPS worked well getting us back on track (for once- for those that don't know about my hate of the GPS ask about our trip to the aquarium).

We get to this gorgeous mansion. I was terrified when the girls ask once again to go to the bathroom and the guy selling the car's wife said sure bring them in my house. Umm I don't think so you have 3 living rooms before the marble bath with pedestal sink. And you are asking a 2, 5 and 6 year old to run in your house? Well we made it in and back outside to play in the grass that looked like local golf courses. Meanwhile Allan and the owner are on a "drive". Why is it that sounds like it should be short term? It probably was but with 3 kids it seemed longer. When they return Allan states we are definitely interested in the purchase and they start loading the car on the trailer. BIG PROBLEM!!!!! The MG midget is only like 3 1/2 - 4 wheel spred and the trailer isn't that narrow. Great! Allan can't drive it since he's never driven stick before in the states and doesn't know if he'd be able to shift for 3 hours not knowing how to drive properly. I can't drive it cause since I broke my foot I don't know if I can shift either plus the car is so small I can't get my legs under the dash board. Why are we buying a car neither of us can drive??? Still makes me wonder. So the man says how about you give me a deposit and I'll hold it for you all until you can get someone to help drive it back to York. My dad is going out to Bethlehem with Allan again on Saturday for this.
Then we start on our way home. Remember we've spent all day in the car with 3 kids so they are doing extremely well! We get back into York and decide we might as well take the trailer back to U-haul. What should have been a 15-20 minute drive from the off ramp at 83 to the Uhaul place was no exaggeration over an hour. When we finally get there we find out that there was an accident at the main intersection down the road from the u-haul on Rt 30 (the main route in York) and the one driver was killed so everything on Rt 30 was shut down. Because of all the rerouting it took another hour to get back home. I was so exhausted.
The highlight of the day was to see the mason had finished laying the blocks.
Went to see my mom in the hospital after all this and had an upsetting time when sister in law kept being snide and snotty with everything I said or did then when we were all leaving she wrote her work number and my sister's work number on the note pad for the nurses to call in an emergency and then told me I could help by cleaning my mom's house. I wanted to give her some reconstructive surgery to her face when I left.

This morning I called my mom and she said she had a really bad night with shortness of breathe and they took her to have a CAT scan and Xrays as well as give her oxygen overnight. She was scheduled to come home Thursday but I don't think she's getting out tomorrow.