We are in Gulf Shores Alabama right now. Dave and I brought Erin to Mobile for her college orientation. We finished up yesterday early afternoon and headed out to check out the sights. Dave was in heaven when we visited the USS Alabama Navy ship. Erin and I pretended to be interested for the first hour then it just became too much to bare. After we toured the ship we got to look at fighter planes and a submarine. We finally left and grabbed a quick bite to eat at Taco Bell. Dave was still basking in the glory of all his new Navy knowledge and asked us, How many men do you think they had on that submarine? I was really trying to act like I cared and said, Oh I don't know, 20,000. Erin thought my answer sounded about right, he rolled his eyes and said, 77. Oh I was so close.

We left Taco Bell and headed for Gulf Shores beach to check out the oil spill. I will post pictures of the oil when I get back home. (If I ever get home) We walked up and down the beach for a while and decided we should head back to our hotel in Mobile then maybe hit a movie. Right before we hit the highway our car starting making a horrible sound every time we turned the wheel to the left. We called a couple mechanics and they all close at 5. We had no other choice but to find a hotel nearby and stay for the night. Dave and I were a little more stressed than little Miss Erin. We have a beach front hotel overlooking the beach. I called Priceline to see what my options were, I had prepaid my room in Mobile. The man in India said, "sorry we have a no cancellation policy." Great I love throwing money away, I can't wait to see how much it costs to fix the van. I checked out my GPS to see if it had more options. It has, fastest route, scenic route, no highways but I couldn't find, "Only right turns." We could probably make it home only making right turns but it may take 17 days.

Lauren called me to let me know that she took Maggie to the mall and bought her a new sundress and she told her it would look better if she wore a bra with it. Not only that she bought her some string bikini underwear. Right now I can't deal with the fact that my nine year old is heading for a stripper pole, I just need my van fixed. Oh yeah and Erin needs a tampon and we don't have a car and this crappy hotel doesn't have a dispenser in the bathroom. Good Times, Good Times!!