My 99 Jeep Cherokee needed to have its right front wheel bearing replaced and something about a CV joint... i'm still half asleep... I think he said that the rubber was torn.

Believe it or not, my high school taught basic car repair to girls and I took the class. I changed oil, did lube jobs and even helped my father replace an engine in my 53 Pink Ford Convertible. It was actually salmon colored but we called it pink.

Here's a photo in turquoise...

I didn't have it very long because I spent most of my time cruising Main Street with about 8 girlfriends perched anywhere they could perch. My grades fell and one day I came home to find a 4-door grey Corvair in the spot where the pink convertible used to park.

Right now I'd take either one of them... nostalgia is great isn't it?

I start out with a pink Ford convertible and end up with a Jeep Cherokee that I've owned for 15 years. Once you own a Cherokee you never want another car.

And right now it's in the hospital and needs help. A mechanic friend of mine is doing the job for just the cost of parts.

He's found what he needs at a junkyard, but I need $60.00 for him to buy it and get the grease that goes with it.

I think I need to go back to teaching. I truly hate having to beg for money all the rime. I've used up my personal money on the move, Buck's cremation, paint for the old house, paint for the new house.

All I need right now is $60.00 to buy the part he needs and the grease and I can resume moving.