After several months, our car is finally repaired. And, just as Jojo had predicted, it turned out to be something simple. All told, it cost us about five hundred bucks to find and finally replace a transmission sensor and the pigtail that hooks into it after my first mechanic replaced the entire computer module which apparently didn't need replacing.

I'm going back tomorrow to see if I can get some money back on the computer module thingy. My mechanic seems to be a nice guy, so it never hurts to ask.

We got bad news on the house rental -- well, sorta bad news. The property management company is requiring us to jump through some additional hoops and come up with more money up front.

I've got a few good leads on some jobs I'm really wanting and even have a written recommendation from one of my instructors. I'm very confident in finding something good for both me and my family -- for the income, the hours away at work and room for full-time school -- but I'm hoping it'll be in time.

So that's it. That's life. The daily grind, the ups and downs, the yin and yang, the good and bad the light and the dark.

I ain't sayin' anything that you don't understand; it's good to acknowledge it though.

And to acknowledge that everything seems just a little bit easier with your loving spouse by your side.

Jojo, know that I won't ever leave your side.