What's Missing From This Picture?

Our VAN is what is missing from this picture. It is having a total brake job done on it. We knew we would need new brakes but that realization became more real as we were coming back to Canada. We were in Michigan, getting close to the border when our brakes went from bad to REALLY bad. Every time we tried to brake there was a terrible grinding noise and the van did not want to stop. It was a bit scary knowing that we still had three hours before we reached home. We were thankful that there was not much traffic and we tried to use our brakes as little as possible. (When the mechanic looked at our brakes, the front left brake pad had totally disintegrated.) Thank-you Lord for getting us home safely! Unfortunately it is quite costly to get a whole new brake system in. However, it will be VERY nice when we take Zachary back to school to have working brakes.