Batteries, Batteries, Batteries...

You know how there is usually something the you have to take care of after a trip away from home? Sometimes it is a piece of mail that comes that requires quick attention or something of that nature. Naturally I had to run to the commissary for milk and other perishable items. We had switched over to the van before the trip so we could pick Charlie up, but it doesn't have A/C so I was eager to switch back to the Pajermo Mini (we call it the Jeep although it isn't one so from now on when I say the Jeep, please note I am referring to the Mitsubishi Pajermo Mini). It turns out the battery died while we were gone. Oh well. The windows roll down on the van so we stuck to it but I did go buy jumper cables and attempted to jump the thing. I couldn't figure out how to pop the hood so waited on Charlie.

Well, once he got home we jumped the jeep but as soon as it was put in gear it died. Not good. That was late afternoon so we just went back inside and decided to do something about the next day which would be yesterday. So we drove the van to Charlie's work where the little ceremony for promotion took place. As we loaded up in the van to leave, it was deader than a door nail! Charlie got a friend to try to jump it, but no success. The friend let us borrow his van to finish the errands we had for Charlie yesterday as he had a lot of paperwork to handle and it was the first business day after his return. We stopped at the base auto shop and asked them to handle the jeep and thankfully were able to return the friend's van quickly.

So today, we stop at the auto shop to buy a battery for the van that is still at Charlie's work. Brace yourself...$191.00 for a battery for the van. Anyway, after Zach's nap I think we will be heading back over to install said battery. The jeep is due for JCI next month...let's hope it is uneventful! We should be good on batteries for a little while though.