This could be pretty funny:
Its to be released on September 24th 2010.
B.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The New Ride
As mentioned previously, we have been in need of a new vehicle. A week before our trip I received our insurance cheque (the old Santa Fe was a write-off) and bought a 2005 Santa Fe with 53,000 km on it. Its a FWD with a 2.7 litre V-6. The colour is different and unblike the 2004, it has anti-lock brakes and stability assist.
Our new Santa Fe had a very comfortable ride on our trip and decent mileage.
B.
“Best Road Trip Ever”
Last night we arrived home after a road trip to Maine. We visited Bar Harbor, Freeport, and Bangor. It was a great trip and went smoothly. Super Girl (age 6) proclaimed it the “best road trip ever.” That can’t be a bad sign.
Bar Harbor:
We had a great time seeing the mountain, Acadia National Park, and the town itself. Unfortunately, our whale watching tour was cancelled due to high seas.
Freeport:
The Land of L.L. Bean. Shopping, shopping, shopping. Plus a few quirky sights:
Back to school clothes and backpacks were the popular choice.
B.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Cat News!
I can't believe the cat came back after a week and a half! Apparently she spent the last few days in the neighbours camper trailer.
B.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Open House Today!
Open house today! Cross your fingers!
Living room has been painted (by me). Surely that's all it could possibly take to tip the balance in our favour.
B.
Living room has been painted (by me). Surely that's all it could possibly take to tip the balance in our favour.
B.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Stuff that reminds me of Mom: Philips Turntable
Happily, I have a number of memories of Mom that involve records and music. Neither of us were hardcore fans of any particular music (although I came close in my devotion to U2). But, we both liked a number of different types of music and she was always willing to listen to whatever I suggested and played for her.
Last week, I collected a number of cassettes to which I knew Dad would never lsiten. He recntly bought a turntable with a recordable CD drive on it. We tried copying a one record so far and results have been mixed. I'll write more about the cassettes in a future post.
My dad's biggest objective of the last few months has been to get the basement cleared out of stuff that he will not need and which are not pricless family heirlooms. I help when I'm able and last week I decided to tackle our 1970-ish vintage Philips "portable" turntable. Its an item with which I associate a lot of good memories, including at least one birthday party. Here it is.
Last week, I collected a number of cassettes to which I knew Dad would never lsiten. He recntly bought a turntable with a recordable CD drive on it. We tried copying a one record so far and results have been mixed. I'll write more about the cassettes in a future post.
My dad's biggest objective of the last few months has been to get the basement cleared out of stuff that he will not need and which are not pricless family heirlooms. I help when I'm able and last week I decided to tackle our 1970-ish vintage Philips "portable" turntable. Its an item with which I associate a lot of good memories, including at least one birthday party. Here it is.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
And, then there's the other stuff (House & Cat)
So, these two things in no way compare to yesterday's events, but-
1) The two families that were interested in buying our house are no longer interested (or possibly couldn't get mortgage approval). We're having another open house on Sunday, July 18th.
2) Peggy is missing. She's been "out" since Thursday. The longer she's gone, the less likely it is that she'll be returning to us.
B.
1) The two families that were interested in buying our house are no longer interested (or possibly couldn't get mortgage approval). We're having another open house on Sunday, July 18th.
2) Peggy is missing. She's been "out" since Thursday. The longer she's gone, the less likely it is that she'll be returning to us.
B.
A Trying (but really GREAT) Friday
Yesterday was eventful. Action Girl (age 9) was finishing at the summer camp she had been at since last Sunday. In a unrelated happening, I took Super Mom's car top have some brake work done. Our plan had been for her to leave home and pick me up and to drive to pick up A-G at her camp.
At about 2:35PM, about a kilometre from our home a car crossed the centre line and struck them close to the driver's side front wheel. They are fine, at least by today.
The local fire department, police, and two ambulances were called. The other driver and Super Girl (age 6) were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Happily, Super Girl was there and gone in about two hours and she and Super Mom are bruised and stiff but otherwise okay.
Our car, the 2004 Santa Fe is pretty heavily damaged. It now has three wheels, which I suspect may turn out to be a problem. All that really matters is that they are fine. That makes it a really successful day.
B.
At about 2:35PM, about a kilometre from our home a car crossed the centre line and struck them close to the driver's side front wheel. They are fine, at least by today.
The local fire department, police, and two ambulances were called. The other driver and Super Girl (age 6) were taken by ambulance to the hospital. Happily, Super Girl was there and gone in about two hours and she and Super Mom are bruised and stiff but otherwise okay.
Our car, the 2004 Santa Fe is pretty heavily damaged. It now has three wheels, which I suspect may turn out to be a problem. All that really matters is that they are fine. That makes it a really successful day.
B.
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