The car is fixed and I am officially an idiot :) Turns out it was the darn security system. Aleros have this problem often, from what I read online. And the thing is, we've had it happen before! And yet....I didn't recognize it as the same. Oops. For some reason, the security system decides its had some sort of breach of security or whatever, and shuts off the fuel pump so that the car won't start. To fix it, you have to turn the key to 'on', let it sit there for like 10 minutes, turn the key back to off and then try to start it. And then it starts right up. But I could have SWORN that the last time it did this (oh, probably 9 months ago or so), it didn't even turn over...and this time it was turning over, so I was sure that couldn't possibly be the problem. I should have tried it though b/c apparently, it was. Ugh. Oh well. Worst thing is I just look like an idiot. On the bright side, it only cost us $20 at the mechanic to figure out what the problem was. Oh yeah, and that part we bought...but hey, now we have an extra 'ignition control module' just in case. hahahahaha I haven't blamed anything on that supposed "pregnancy brain" thing they say people get yet, so I am going to blame this one on that (even though I still don't quite buy into the 'pg brain'...I just know I'm a bit dumb sometimes, but nobody else needs to know that! LOL)
So now tomorrow we are off to Indianapolis for our "Young Ag Leaders Workshop" or whatever its called. Its put on by the local cooperative (which is where we buy a lot of our chemicals, fertilizer, feed, etc. for the farm), for young farmers. Its all people our age (20-40 yrs old or so, which is young for the agriculture industry) and they put us up in the Hyatt overnight for free, feed us good food, open bar, etc. and have numerous workshops and speakers addressing issues that we might be facing in our farming businesses. We went last year and had a great time meeting other farmers our age who were facing the same issues, and we learned quite a bit too. We're looking forward to seeing a lot of the same people again, and just having sort of one last 'getaway' as a couple before the baby arrives! Should be fun!
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