Sick car

After picking up Jake from school, I noticed the "check engine" light was on. I also then noticed the coolant gauge was firmly buried in the H zone. It then occurred to me that the maple syrup smell coming from the engine vicinity was not good. I am not all inclined to know about cars so I drove it home (I've since learned it would have been better to pull over for a quick cool down). Of course, Dave is out of town and our other car is parked somewhere in airport land. I did have a friend check the car to see if I could at least drive Jake to school in it. As long as it doesn't start overheating again, we should be good. For now.