It's pouring car repairs

Oh, when it rains, it pours.
The Johnsons seem to have bad luck with vehicles.
As you know, we had to replace the engine in our van just days after we arrived here.
Since, then, we've had it back in for minor glitches a couple of times.
Today, it is sitting at the garage again.

The driver side window got stuck in a crooked, partially open position, which we would have lived with if it hadn't been below zero and blowing wind right in Noah's face. We probably could have stuffed something in there and made it work, but by the time they called me, they had already fixed it.
$234.84
The headlights quit working; kind of important for safety reasons:
$63.29
The incessant squeaking that we've been trying to ignore, turns out to be a leaking water pump that is dripping onto the serpentine belt. The water pump and the belt have to be replaced. We could keep driving it until we raise the money, but Corinne has to drive to Michigan next week to do more repairs at the Scottville property, and it could go at any time, which would not only be leaving her and the kids stranded somewhere, it could also destroy the engine we just put in, soooo
we decided to fix it now
$419.84
The windshield has a pretty big crack in it - another $262.94 - UGH! We are going to wait on that one for now. He recommended several other things, but by that point, there wasn't any more room on the scratch pad to write down all the other suggested repairs.

We're thinking of encouraging the children to pursue auto mechanics as a career; they could probably just take care of Mom's car and stay in business.

On a more positive note: We have been blessed with many financial gifts over the past month and we had saved up enough money for Don to take Hebrew this summer. So, we can use that money to pay for the repairs. And, although the student loan money is pretty much used up, we are expecting a substantial tax return to help get us through until September.

The Lord continues to provide for us in a great many ways and we are grateful. We have everything we need, and there are only a few places we have to drive to; we could get by without a vehicle if we had to. It is convenient to have though, so we are praying that it makes it through seminary. We are trying to be good stewards with it and keep up with the little repairs before they become too big to fix.