What's been going on around here

It's been busy around here, Monte's mom came for a few days. Monte and I got to go on a date while she was here, and she and I did some Christmas baking. One of the things we made were caramels, it was the first time I had made them. They were a pain to make, but fun since we were doing it together, I don't know that I would attempt to do that by myself. She left yesterday morning, then a friend called to see if I would watch two of her kids in the afternoon. They had only been here for about an hour when Monte called to tell me he was stranded, the drive shaft fell off the Durango while he was on a busy road, and he couldn't do anything, including putting it in park. That could have been a very scary situation if he was going fast on the interstate, but thankfully he was in town. So the tow truck had to come get him, and all this after he just got all new tires on it that morning, which was way too expensive. And this doesn't sound like it will exactly be a cheap fix. I told him I think our rainy day fund is getting poured on, that's not good! So I loaded up Isabella and the other kids, and dropped them off with their mom, and Isabella and I headed to town to rescue Monte. It will hopefully be fixed today. Then we very narrowly escaped hitting a big dear on the way home, and when we finally got home and Monte taste tested my big double batch of peanut clusters I had made, I found out they didn't turn out. I accidently bought RAW peanuts instead of the salted, roasted ones. They were disgusting. So there went about $15 in ingredients, which is miniscule compared to the cost of the tires and having the Durango fixed, but it was the end of a very long, bad day, so it pretty much sent me over the edge. But I really wanted to have those made, so off I went to the grocery store to pick up more ingredients, and now I can cross those off my list.

Update: I wrote this post last night with the intention of posting it today. Along with the car we've had a lot of other unexpected expenses lately. Today in the mail, Monte got a notice that he got a raise!! They wrote him a letter saying how much they appreciate his work and that someone high up in the company recommended he receive a raise. And this company never gives raises except when contracts are signed in April! God is good, He takes such good care of us!