My Purple Car

We heard from the dealership today about my car.  Guess what?  They said it needs a new engine put in it.  Oh my gosh!  This is the second new engine.  And, of course, it's gonna take at least two weeks.  Crazy!  I'm just at a lost of words.  Seriously, but I refuse to throw in the towel.  Men are rebuilding cars all the time, so why can't the dealership mechanics put an engine in my car and make it work? 

The Car Saga Continues...

This is just an unbelievable story.  I went to lunch with an old friend on Monday.  She lives about 30-45 minutes from me.  I drove my car to her house for lunch and then we took her car out to eat and shop.  When we got back to her house I had to leave because I was meeting my son for dinner.  I got into my car and drove home.  I had 30 minutes before I had to meet my son, so it gave me time to take the dog out, freshen up and I'd be off. When I got back into my car I started it, then was backing up when I heard a 'bump'.  I got so scared because sometimes my cats lay under my car, but I did not see any under the car.  I stopped the car, turned it off, put it in gear (it's manual) and got out to look under and around my car just to make sure there was no cat.  There wasn't.  I got back into my car, turned the key and it make a terrible noise.  I turned it off.  I started it again and guess what?  It wouldn't start.  Dead as a door nail.  I cannot believe this.  My poor dh had to tow it to the dealership this morning which was no easy feat.  Since the car wouldn't start he had to manual use a piece of equipment to pull it up onto the car tow.  I think I'm gonna have to be looking for a car soon.  I can't afford payments and it's getting ridiculous that I can't depend on my car to work.  Now, once again, for the third time in seven months I am without a car.   It's frustrating because I can't get my errands done during the day. 

This is my life in the pits. 

New Car...No, Not Mine

Here it is...the car my daughter wants to buy.  (This isn't the acutal car, but one exactly like she wants.)  She was looking on a car website two nights ago and sent the link to me.  She said 'this is the one I want.'  Wouldn't you know it...it's a diamond in the rough because there's not many of these with tan interiors like she wants.  She was really hoping to continue to save some money until September (her birthday), but when this car popped up, well...sometimes you just have to act, right?  So she invited me to go with her today to find out about pricing and all that stuff that goes with buying  a car.  Since the car has to be brought up from Virginia it won't be at the dealer's until Wed and so we'll get to see it Friday as that's when my daughter has off.  I hope this car is all it's cracked up to be because I really think daughter has her heart set on it. 

After we were finished at the dealership we went out to eat at Olive Garden.  Mom always pays the bill, but that's okay because I'm just happy to have some time with my daughter.  DD was saying how sad it will be to trade in her car...she's had her little blue escort since she was 16 years old.  She has a lot of memories in that little car.  She's at a point in her life where she needs to get rid of past things and replace with new and that's what I told her to focus on.  We can't hold onto the old...it's sorta like hoarding..if you don't get rid of it and move on you'll be stuck and who wants that? 

DD sets goals for herself.  It's interesting how she'll make a list of things she wants to accomplish and she does.  I just wish I had a list of stuff to accomplish; I just can't think of anything left for me to do as sad as that sounds. 

That's the news for today.