  When it rains, it pours.... Daughter and FB's car is now sitting in the front of their house with what I can only guess is a broken water pump. I had to calm daughter down because she was ranting how they just got it out of the shop. She found it funny that this had happened so soon from having been in the shop and told nothing was wrong but a major tune-up was needed. I had to tell her that this was not something they could foresee. They have one of those older car models, no computer on deck.
They can not afford to have this happen and unfortunately, we are not in any position to help them. The hubby went to go make sure it was the water pump, picked up FB and found out the car had been towed. Wonderful.He did get lucky, it only cost him $75.00 to get it out. That was $75.00 they could ill afford. Daughter ended up borrowing the money from her youngest brother. They still have the problem of fixing it.
They don't have the money to do so themselves, not with the move coming up at the end of the month. FB is going to school. He has to attend school or get a job or they have no income. Their rent is paid via a state program. Bottom line, he'll have to find some way to get the money, buy another water pump and install it himself. Luckily for him his father-in-law has the tools he will need and the experience doing such things.
It's still going to be a knuckle breaker for FB. Think that's all? FB is also on academic probation. He's grade point average falls short of 2.0. It's all his wife's fault. We won't go there.
Hubby and I have been brainstorming over this problem the state has handed us. It comes down to having a 'yard' for inventory. There are two options to that one, 1) rent the space from his ex-partner or 2) use some of our acreage for storage. We have about 4 acres to use. I'm letting hubby work that one out. As far as materials go, sounds like we may have something cooking in that area too.
He has to go see the man later this week. We found out that not only has this new change affected DVBEs but all businesses, DBEs, Women Owned, Minority Owned, etc. There are some people out there in the same boat. We're not so bad off as some of them are. I still believe that there is no problem that can not be solved by a little hard work, ingenuity and Divine Grace. Ask me that again in about a month, will ya?
I don't know what the Cosmos is doing, maybe it's burping. I give y'all fair warning right now, buckle your safety belts, just in case...I think the ride is going to get a little bumpy. The last few days have passed so quickly and the nights even faster. I feel like I have accomplished nothing. It's an unsettling feeling to say the least. No matter what I do, it still feels the same.
This too shall pass. It isn't the first time I have felt this way. I'll ride it out. I get the feeling there is something I need to be doing. I just wish I could figure out what it is. In other more mundane matters, the weather is heating up here in the Grove.
It is now approaching the 100's. It's so dry this year. We didn't get the rainfall we really needed, which means working dang hard to make sure no fires come close. I've gotta get out there and get that green belt going around the house. We still have not had to install the air conditioning window units yet. The swamp cooler seems to be holding her own at the moment.
Fortunately, I don't need o turn it on until mid-afternoon and it stays on until after midnight. All the bedrooms come equipped with ceiling fans so that also helps. Huge electric bills I can do without. Well, I best see to putting out the lights in the hovel. I ended up falling asleep in my rocking chair and just waking up moments before I started this post. I've got some reading to catch up on in.
May Divine Grace settle upon your shoulders like a true friend, the promise of a new day bring a smile of hope to your new day and may you always remember that there is no problem that is insurmountable and there is always someone who cares... Good Night. 
