We finally heard from the Honda place. Initial quote only, they're still not sure if the engine needs replaced or not. But here's the starting estimate:
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Quote!
Fair's Fair
If I'm going to complain about the bad, it's only fair I showcase the good too I suppose!
Lovey has noticed that Sweetie has been getting notes in her lunchbox lately and wanted to know why. When I explained that I was responding to notes Sweetie had left me, she pondered that over. Then I found this later that night.
In Search Of!
Our Crispy Crunch hinged tin holds our popcorn kernels. Most Saturday nights it's our tradition to pop some corn on the stove and then snuggle in for Family Movie Night, as we call it.
Some day(assuming it does ever happen), when the girls move out to their own places, I'd like to send them each with their own popcorn can as a little reminder of home and our cozy Saturday nights.
If you see one of these, please let me know. I'd like 2 more so they can all have one and I can keep one here. (I've heard they sometimes come back to visit!!!)
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Another repair!
Lovey, after what seemed like at least an hour of shenanigans, (she can kiss that $1 payback goodbye!), finally got started playing last night only to let out a horrible shriek shortly after.
Just what we needed, something else broken and in need of repair around here! I sent this picture to her violin teacher and the violin isn't ruined. This is a separate piece that can be removed and replaced, which the teacher's husband did for us tonight for $16. Whew!
Just what we needed, something else broken and in need of repair around here! I sent this picture to her violin teacher and the violin isn't ruined. This is a separate piece that can be removed and replaced, which the teacher's husband did for us tonight for $16. Whew!
No progress
I stopped in at Honda today to pick up some things from our van and found these bewildering parts lying on the front seat. Is that a spark plug? Still no word from them on the exact extent of the problem and I have a feeling that this isn't one of those "no news is good news" scenarios...
They said they thought they might get to it today or tomorrow and no call yet so hopefully we're on tomorrow's schedule!
So far we still don't know anything for sure but:
$180.80 Towing back to town
$ 79.00 first garage tells us this is basically out of their league
$ 67.00 tow from 1st garage over to Honda
We're over $300 in, nothing fixed and that's probably the cheap end of the total expense... unless Honda takes pity on us! Their vehicles should last more than 150,000km right????
They said they thought they might get to it today or tomorrow and no call yet so hopefully we're on tomorrow's schedule!
So far we still don't know anything for sure but:
$180.80 Towing back to town
$ 79.00 first garage tells us this is basically out of their league
$ 67.00 tow from 1st garage over to Honda
We're over $300 in, nothing fixed and that's probably the cheap end of the total expense... unless Honda takes pity on us! Their vehicles should last more than 150,000km right????
Living up to her name!
Weekly chores are hard to fit in some weeks so whenever I see a window, I usually push them through it! Last night the other two had hockey practice so I suggested that Sweetie cook dinner and get one job in early this week. At first she said yes but then felt the pull of the tv or her iPod or whatever and wasn't as keen. Knowing what's on the docket around here, I explained that there wasn't going to be much free time later on and almost none on the weekend and she might not get them done if she didn't get started. She grudgingly agreed.
Once she got going, she was as happy as a clam! It wasn't even a meal she'd picked but she enjoyed mixing her spices and making the sauce to baste the tenderloin. I was able to wash all the dishes while she worked beside me. She browned the meat, transferred it to the baking dish, spread the basting sauce on, set the oven and put it in to bake, then measured her rice & water and got that into the microwave and snapped her beans while those things cooked. I did help snap the beans once I'd finished the washing up and gave some instruction on parts she wasn't sure of but the rest was all her!
After she'd gone to bed that night, I read the lunch list she'd made for me. (keeping track of who likes what for lunch has proven to be beyond me so if they want a lunch they like, they have to make a list. If they don't, they're not allowed to complain if they get the wrong flavour of yoghurt or I mix up the crackers they like/don't like). Sweetie often writes me little messages on her lunch list and this one was pretty cute!
Once she got going, she was as happy as a clam! It wasn't even a meal she'd picked but she enjoyed mixing her spices and making the sauce to baste the tenderloin. I was able to wash all the dishes while she worked beside me. She browned the meat, transferred it to the baking dish, spread the basting sauce on, set the oven and put it in to bake, then measured her rice & water and got that into the microwave and snapped her beans while those things cooked. I did help snap the beans once I'd finished the washing up and gave some instruction on parts she wasn't sure of but the rest was all her!
After she'd gone to bed that night, I read the lunch list she'd made for me. (keeping track of who likes what for lunch has proven to be beyond me so if they want a lunch they like, they have to make a list. If they don't, they're not allowed to complain if they get the wrong flavour of yoghurt or I mix up the crackers they like/don't like). Sweetie often writes me little messages on her lunch list and this one was pretty cute!
Sleepover Downtown!
Having only one vehicle and a hockey schedule is quite the juggling act! Sunday morning Lovey & Honey had a game out of town so Murray needed the vehicle. But he was supposed to teach Sunday school so I was subbing in for him. And Sweetie was doing the scripture reading that day too. We couldn't skip!
I decided to ask Aunt Cathy if we could stay overnight with her as she lives within walking distance to church and then I could find someone heading out our way after the service. She thought that was a great idea and we packed our bags and headed in!
We helped her decorate her tree, had some snacks and hot chocolate (well I just had water but the normal people enjoyed hot drinks!) Sweetie hit the jackpot with AC's decoration discards and loaded up her bag to come home!
While we were there Sweetie found the rotary phone in her room and wanted to know if it worked and it did. She tested it out with a call home to Murray and reveled in her retro experience!
She was a little nervous about doing her reading in church and practiced it several times. She initially agreed only if I'd go up with her. The night before, I realized I would be upstairs with the Sunday School while she was reading! I mentioned to AC that I'd have to figure out when to slip back in to go with her and AC offered to do it instead and Sweetie was fine with that. When it actually came time to do it, she decided to go all on her own instead! I asked her afterwards what made her decide to be so brave and she said she just thought she might be able to and wanted to try. She did a great job and got so many nice compliments. No one could believe she was nervous because they couldn't tell at all! AC made me a copy of the service so Murray & I could hear her afterwards and she did sound great! She's so hesitant and shy sometimes that this was quite an impressive feat and hopefully built some confidence for her!
I decided to ask Aunt Cathy if we could stay overnight with her as she lives within walking distance to church and then I could find someone heading out our way after the service. She thought that was a great idea and we packed our bags and headed in!
We helped her decorate her tree, had some snacks and hot chocolate (well I just had water but the normal people enjoyed hot drinks!) Sweetie hit the jackpot with AC's decoration discards and loaded up her bag to come home!
While we were there Sweetie found the rotary phone in her room and wanted to know if it worked and it did. She tested it out with a call home to Murray and reveled in her retro experience!
She was a little nervous about doing her reading in church and practiced it several times. She initially agreed only if I'd go up with her. The night before, I realized I would be upstairs with the Sunday School while she was reading! I mentioned to AC that I'd have to figure out when to slip back in to go with her and AC offered to do it instead and Sweetie was fine with that. When it actually came time to do it, she decided to go all on her own instead! I asked her afterwards what made her decide to be so brave and she said she just thought she might be able to and wanted to try. She did a great job and got so many nice compliments. No one could believe she was nervous because they couldn't tell at all! AC made me a copy of the service so Murray & I could hear her afterwards and she did sound great! She's so hesitant and shy sometimes that this was quite an impressive feat and hopefully built some confidence for her!
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Appreciation
My gym has a party each year for the members and we always have a lot of fun with the kids. We bowl, we play lazer tag, try out a few games, collect some tickets for prizes, eat pizza and so on. We look forward to this free & fun family event.
The afternoon of the party, they all had to get one chore done and Lovey had to practice her violin to be able to go. The chores were finished in short order (surprise surprise!).
Lovey went in to practice her violin and became enraged when she saw a piece of sheet music on her stand that she felt was out of date and came yelling into the kitchen to tear a strip off me.
MOM! WHY did you PUT THIS music on my STAND??? IT'S so OLD and I haven't USED IT in forever and IT DOESN"T belong THERE!!!!!!!!!! WHY would you PUT IT THERE????
The shock left me stunned and speechless. I laughed in incredulity. Who did she think she was? Where did she get the idea that she could speak to her mother like that? This must be our fault for being so indulgent and accommodating with them all the time. THE END.
I somehow fought the urge to slap her silly and told her a thing or two. I was livid but couldn't decide what the consequences should be. I stormed out into the backyard to calm down and wait for Murray to come home to rant at. I certainly didn't feel like taking her out for a night of fun and games! An appreciation party when she wasn't showing us any at home seemed completely wrong. I couldn't even remember picking up the sheet of music in the first place, but if I had it was probably because she'd left it on the floor in the first place! She was completely out of line and out of control.
Unfortunately that meant one of us couldn't go to the only Christmas party I get and well, obviously it wasn't going to be me. Murray had to take one for the team and stay home with her. When I told her about it she was very stoic and showed no emotion. She quietly slipped away though and I could hear heavy sobbing from behind her closed door. It actually made me feel bad and a twinge of guilt started to seep in but I stood my ground. This type of thing is getting more common with all 3 of them seeming a little big for their britches lately.
So I went off with the other two and we did have a good time and they seemed to take their sister's punishment as a warning because the expressions of thankfulness were effusive and they seemed to try extra hard to use their manners!
During the party, I used some of my tokens to play air hockey with each of them. They were baffled. That game didn't spit out tickets at the end to cash in for junk at the prize desk. I said I just liked the game and wanted to play. "but. it doesn't give any tickets!" I said I knew that, I just wanted to play because it's fun. "but.... no tickets?!?!?" Once they tried it they really enjoyed though. I don't think they'll "waste" any of their tokens on it though haha!
When we got home and got them to bed, Murray said he'd talked to Lovey about her words and tone and she agreed she shouldn't have reacted the way she did. Maybe it'll sink in!
The afternoon of the party, they all had to get one chore done and Lovey had to practice her violin to be able to go. The chores were finished in short order (surprise surprise!).
Lovey went in to practice her violin and became enraged when she saw a piece of sheet music on her stand that she felt was out of date and came yelling into the kitchen to tear a strip off me.
MOM! WHY did you PUT THIS music on my STAND??? IT'S so OLD and I haven't USED IT in forever and IT DOESN"T belong THERE!!!!!!!!!! WHY would you PUT IT THERE????
The shock left me stunned and speechless. I laughed in incredulity. Who did she think she was? Where did she get the idea that she could speak to her mother like that? This must be our fault for being so indulgent and accommodating with them all the time. THE END.
I somehow fought the urge to slap her silly and told her a thing or two. I was livid but couldn't decide what the consequences should be. I stormed out into the backyard to calm down and wait for Murray to come home to rant at. I certainly didn't feel like taking her out for a night of fun and games! An appreciation party when she wasn't showing us any at home seemed completely wrong. I couldn't even remember picking up the sheet of music in the first place, but if I had it was probably because she'd left it on the floor in the first place! She was completely out of line and out of control.
Unfortunately that meant one of us couldn't go to the only Christmas party I get and well, obviously it wasn't going to be me. Murray had to take one for the team and stay home with her. When I told her about it she was very stoic and showed no emotion. She quietly slipped away though and I could hear heavy sobbing from behind her closed door. It actually made me feel bad and a twinge of guilt started to seep in but I stood my ground. This type of thing is getting more common with all 3 of them seeming a little big for their britches lately.
So I went off with the other two and we did have a good time and they seemed to take their sister's punishment as a warning because the expressions of thankfulness were effusive and they seemed to try extra hard to use their manners!
During the party, I used some of my tokens to play air hockey with each of them. They were baffled. That game didn't spit out tickets at the end to cash in for junk at the prize desk. I said I just liked the game and wanted to play. "but. it doesn't give any tickets!" I said I knew that, I just wanted to play because it's fun. "but.... no tickets?!?!?" Once they tried it they really enjoyed though. I don't think they'll "waste" any of their tokens on it though haha!
When we got home and got them to bed, Murray said he'd talked to Lovey about her words and tone and she agreed she shouldn't have reacted the way she did. Maybe it'll sink in!
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