I'm really frazzled today. I just have everything that I need to do this month running though my head. Between car, house stuff, gifts, travel, insurance, etc., just too much. I had hoped making a list of everything would help, sometimes organization can settle my head, but not so much. Maybe if I started planning what day I'll go everything... we ( Read more... )

Volleyball pick-up games was fun again last night. However I have a huge blister on one of my big toes now, I think I need new shoes. We also put together a new coat rack last night, we both feel that it opens up the kitchen a ton and looks so much better. Lari came over after hockey and we played Scene it on the Xbox. Everyone gets their own ( Read more... )

So, on Friday night my check engine light on my car turned off and it no longer has any problems shifting. Weird. I'm still bringing it in on Monday, since cars don't fix themselves, but yeah for working again. Still annoyed with Saturn, clearly the transmission did not need to be replaced ( Read more... )

Apparently refinancing goes off of one's FICO score, not their credit score. So it's not looking really great for getting the loan for a replacement car. They didn't say no, just that it's not really likely. But we will see today.

Tonight is with B, MJ and Em. Hopefully Paul will come too (I feel I should call him P there or something).

The guy at the Transmission place said that it might just be a leaky valve or an electrical problem, that the entire transmission might not have to be replaced. He can't try and fix it till next week, but there is hope. I'm feeling disappointed and betrayed that the Saturn service center wanted to squeeze me for $4000 to fix it, when it might only ( Read more... )

The current plan is to refinance the house, since I've never done that and rate are decent now, and use the extra equity to buy a car outright and payoff a credit card or two. This way we might have a slightly higher house payment, but no car payment ( Read more... )

I need a new transmission and tires. This is like $4,000.

Maybe it's time for a new car.

And the day was going OK too...

JP was not too happy at me this morning getting him up at 6am and making him go outside in the wet and snow. I had to drop my car off at the garage at 7am, so the day started too early for us both. Hopefully whatever is wrong won't cost too much ( Read more... )

Not a very good day ( Read more... )

Weekend was fine. Got some organizing and cleaning done. Mostly rested. My car got a flat tire on the way home from the grocery store last night. In the rain. So I had to come in late today, since I had to dro pit off at the dealership. $540 to fix that and a few other things, plus oil change (a bit early). Kinda unexpected expense ( Read more... )