Seriously another new engine?!

Don't you think two in a lifetime is MORE than enough to replace an engine in a car, try two with in 2 years! We opted to not replace the Explorer's engine and bought a 2007 for reliable transportation in 2006. I have to quit with my words, I just mentioned the other day that even though I would love to sell the Saturn we purchased Eric does need a reliable vehicle to get him to work. There I go again setting myself up!
Friday 9am Eric calls, he is supposed to be at work but instead he is sitting on the side of the road after driving through a large body of standing water in a small town between our house and the restaurant. The car stalls and the rest is a chaotic, mess of a blur. Some nice residents of Shipman, IL (FYI ALWAYS go the speed limit in Shipman) helped Eric pull the car out of the water. Poor guy was completely soaked head to toe and now waiting, hoping that he just needed to give the car some time and it would start right up...1.5 hours later still nothing except and awful noise signaling that it wasn't moving anywhere on its own. So, I began calling all mechanics and tow crews to see who could get in the car ASAP. Being a Friday and Eric stuck at work with no transportation increased the stress level but we should be used to this by now, don't you think?! Finally in the afternoon I found a guy to get it in immediately and a tow truck to pick it up. Then the dreaded phone call...from Coats Auto Body...Cliff calls and I am so excited knowing he is going to say Amy, it started right up for me, however instead as I say hello I hear Cliff say Amy, you need to call your insurance company, you have a broken crank shaft and you need a new engine. Yep that's right, here we go again. A new what?! This is a 2007! I am so overwhelmed this is happening. We picked up a rental car today, that is not covered under our insurance, so there is some peace but I am just so disgusted right now. Filed an insurance claim and now waiting to hear from Claims Dept. Keep your fingers crossed and say a little prayer for us!

On a lighter note....
Ava has an obsession with shoes/socks. She will find them laying around from laundry or go into her room and bring them to us to put on her immediately, if not sooner! Doesn't matter if there is only one, she sees it and it is on!


And she LOVES her babies...these are the twins Jenna named Johnny Cash and June Carter