A Day in the Life of a My Vacuum

As I mentioned before, i have had some vacuum problems. Nothing major, and as I've come to find out over the past few days, the vacuum is a pretty simple machine. If it's not running properly, it's usually 1 of a few things. My was smoking, and smelled like burning belt. I turned it on, looked underneath, and the brush wasn't turning. No biggie, the belt was bad. SO I packed up the 3 kids that were home, and hauled them to Valley Vacuum. Love these guys. The only place I can find bags, belts, and such things for my Simplicity. I bought 2 belts, I wanted one extra just in case, and went to buy my kids and husband a donut, the kids because they were really good, and 3 of 5 was very helpful in getting 4 of 5 buckled. Usually it's this long battle over I don't wanna, and do I have to, and why do I have to do EVERYTHING. And for husband, because his wife had a bad few days, and he stayed patient with her. Okay, back to story. So I get home, put on the belt, start the things, and it starts smoking again Down 1 belt. At this point, I realize, if it's not the belt, bag, brush or motor, it is husband deal. So he gets home, and instead of working on the bathroom, he gets to diagnosing the vacuum. Turns out it was a bearing in the brush. Duh, why couldn't I get that? (I didn't even know there were bearings in the brush, now I do, although, even after he explained it to me, I don't get what happened) So, that was fixed. SO I thought. The next day, I go to vacuum the rooms and hall and the bag light comes on. I change the bag and start it back up. The light come on again. I figured since the bag was new, and it was saying it was clogged, it must be a hair ball ( a BIG one) in the hose. I got to get the screw driver that fits my vacuum, and it's gone. I hunt for about 20 minutes, with no luck. I resort to the little one 2 of 5 got husband for Christmas. Pull everything apart, and can't see anything. I then haul it out to the garage to suck the hose out with the shop vac, bring it back in, put it back together, and start it up. Light comes on. Now, I have to call husband. I don't want to do this, I just want to do it one my own, it's a vacuum for Pete's sake. I get a hold of him, and he says take it apart, (then tells me an easier way to do that) and shove something in the hose, like a spoon or butter knife and push the clog out the other end. So I follow his instructions. What ever is in there is big, and not budging. I finally pull the hose all the way off, (praying it is supposed to do that) and out falls the missing screw driver. 4 of 5 shoved it in there while her dad was greasing the bearing. Long story, well, long, make sure your tools are accounted for before putting your vacuum back together. Or maybe that's just they type of thing that 4 of 5 does......
On a shorter note, I haven't had any luck keeping my fasting blood sugars below where my dr. wants them, so back on the gestational diabetes diet I go. 5+ months of counting carbs and avoiding sugar. I'm bummed.