Anna M. Aquino

              Many of you who have read my blogs for a while now know that I often take funny stories and turn them into a Biblical life lesson.   This one is no different.                My first car was full of personality.   It was a 1979 Cutlass Oldsmobile, the perfect tank for a first time driver.   I think it may have doubled for a submarine had I ever tried to submerge it in water.   Perhaps the periscope attachment came separately.   It was silver on the outside, and was supposed to be red on the inside but had been sun faded to red and hot pink on the interior. The car’s name was Rocko.     I once fit 9 people in it, but that’s another story.   This is a picture that was taken of me in the car…I still love that banana clip LOL!              ...

If you follow me on Facebook then you’ve probably heard about Dan and my recent adventure with the water heater. Really it was more Dan’s adventure. It amazes me when you own your own home how much your thrust at learning some skills you wouldn’t have learned before like plumbing and carpentry. Our house is 24 years old and the hot water heater had never been replaced. Dan was cleaning out the garage a few weeks ago and suddenly saw that our old one was leaking. He was right we needed to replace it, but really I find that such an adult purchase neither of us wanted to purchase. I would have much rather opted for some sparkly shoes and a new dress, but we had to so we did. When we went to Lowe’s to investigate we learned that it would cost us $400 just to have it installed. Really? $400? The water heater didn’t cost $400. Dan took one look at it, and figured he could probably do it. So we had to rent a truck to get the new one here, only to find out someone had seemingly dropped t...