Car problems, no pics, beading like crazy...

Happy Tuesday! We woke up this a.m. to thunder and lightning and a tiny bit of rain. I think that by the time we heard it start it was over! But we are thankful that we were not hit with the large amounts of rain and hail they had last Friday not so far from here.
We have been suffering through a spurt of car problems. This seems to fit the "when it rains, it pours" addage. My 1999 Subaru Outback had to have a new engine put in (ugh)! Today, our 2000 Impala will have a new tie rod, ball joint, and hub put on the front end. This will be followed closely by having it aligned after the repair.
On the beading front, Chris spent almost all of Saturday at his torch and made some wonderful stuff! I spent most of Sunday beading, and was up until 1am this morning with another round. Chris came out and chased me to bed or I would have been at it longer. I didn't sleep that well, so I should have probably just kept beading!
Mina comes home today after spending several days with Grandpa and Granny Haussler who live just north of Hastings.
Pictures will be taken soon, sorry for the delay!