Busy week

You all must be ready to write me off!  I haven't made and entry since Tuesday and here it is Friday already.  Well, I really do have a good excuse!  This was my last week of doing massages and they booked me up pretty good.  Also I was training at my new job every day this week.  Since I am working at the church I just stayed there Wednesday for supper and choir practice instead of coming home (convenient, yes, but it makes for a long day) and then yesterday I worked till 4:45, then went and did 2 (1 hour-long) massages and raced back to the church for a VBS (vacation Bible school) clinic that lasted until 9:00.  Another long day!  Today is my day off. 

 I was planning to go to South Carolina today to surprise my dad as he is now officially retired (as of 11:00 pm last night!) and having a party today, but unfortunately it looks as though that is not going to happen.  We have been planning it for a while and then we were wopped with 2 nights of strong thunderstorms (one with hail) earlier this week. Robert has 500 acres of tomatoes in the ground.  Also his company lost an entire crew (about 40 migrants who quit).  Therefore, since 2 other farmers in his company are picking tomatoes right now (about an hour south of us) Robert had to send all of his workers down there to help with harvest leaving him with no help.  So, there is little chance of him going.  The other big problem is that we lease our car and it is already 3,200 miles over the limit.  We don't turn it in until July which means that even without the 1,200 mile round trip to SC we are going to owe a lot. (they charge us 20 cents per mile, so every 1,000 miles is $200).  I could rent a car, but then I'd have to do most of the driving (Katie is not so good on interstate) and I get anxiety attacks on interstate that made me dizzy and light-headed. Not to mention the price of gas and the cost of renting a car for 4 days with unlimited mileage. I even checked last minute deals on airfare online, and there weren't any deals!  So, I am waiting to see if Robert can get the ok to leave from his boss.  It is a long shot and would mean that we would leave here around 3:00 today, arrive there around midnight at best, then he would have to be back between noon and 3:00 on Sunday.  This whole thing is stressing me out to the max!  I feel like a crumb because I told my mom and brother we were coming and they have been planning and now I've disappointed them. So, what can I do.

I am going now so I can get some stuff done around here.