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Day 3279 In which I try to catch up...
Feb. 3rd, 2008 12:45 pmIt's my own fault, really, for being so put out with red tape of any kind.
Yesterday, I took Eliz car shopping again. (Day 2) Day 1 put me out because people kept showing us cars that were double the price range we told them. Most of them were more than I would pay for a car much less what a kid can afford to pay for her first car. And she was not being totally unreasonable... she had some real money to spend. She better keep this one a long time because she spent everything she had on it.
She found one in Rome Ga which was quite nice, decent (although not great) price and very low miles. So we drove down to see it. The salesman discovered that we had come all the way from Chattanooga and immediately knocked $1000 off the price. Then we discovered that she can't get the car in her name until she has a license. Phooey... that means there's no reason to finance any of it. I don't need more stars on my credit rating, she does. So we bought the car in my name and I wrote a check for it. I hope the salesman didn't see me flinch... I think Eliz did. I have enough money to cover that and the monthly bills (which are still too high and we must get those down to only what I make) but only just and then I'm back to living paycheck to paycheck. I hate that. But I'm not putting the car title in her name until she pays me for it. Which means she's got 30 days until the drive-out tag runs out and then the car will not be legal to drive until we change over the title and get the tags.
We still have to drive down and get it today (another 3 hours... groan!) and if we get home in time, I intend to make venison steak and baked potatoes for dinner. Maybe rolls too :D
I tried the Lush conditioner Jungle and I quite like it. I'm going to see about getting more than a sample and giving it a real trial. In spite of my doubts it doesn't smell half bad and it does get the tangles out of my hair and leave it silky and shiny. It has a tendency to fall apart but I am hoping that this is only because of the extremely small size and the full size will not have that problem for a long time.
I finally caved and got a hobbit for my charm bracelet. I really need to consider how I want the charms on there and if I possibly want more than one (to wear together by times even). I could split it up into travel/events/hobbies. Some of them would overlap, of course, but it's my record so I get final say. This is one charm that I think needs no explanation!
Because it's easier and faster to do it all at once, I have been wrapping up all the rollerball imps of the last flat. I need to order more but, more pressingly, I need to see if they will replace the broken ones. I counted up and I'm loosing 5% to breakage in every flat... which means I've had to raise the price of them a tiny bit to cover that until I can convince the company that a 5% shrinkage loss is not acceptable.
I'm also looking forward to getting my Quiltflix for February. I love the movie and I love the quilt so it should be quite fun. They are running The Wizard of Oz in March but, while Em needs the movie on DVD, I don't think the pattern is right. They have all the Oz fabrics, of course, but I think a "Kansas Twister" (aka Whirligig) pattern would be more appropriate. Good thing they kind of goofed on that... I have such a hard time resisting things that are so well planned out. (I need to look at why that is. My resistance and self control need to increase by quite a lot.)
I have also been thinking of personal Quiltflix that I can put together. My Pink Chocolate quilt has a fabric in it that is pink with brown printing of cats in Paris... I think the Aristocats will go nicely with that. Also Chocolat which means I get to ogle Johnny Depp as a gypsy. Uh, yeah!
And I think this charm needs no explanation either... not if you know me at all!
Yesterday, I took Eliz car shopping again. (Day 2) Day 1 put me out because people kept showing us cars that were double the price range we told them. Most of them were more than I would pay for a car much less what a kid can afford to pay for her first car. And she was not being totally unreasonable... she had some real money to spend. She better keep this one a long time because she spent everything she had on it.
She found one in Rome Ga which was quite nice, decent (although not great) price and very low miles. So we drove down to see it. The salesman discovered that we had come all the way from Chattanooga and immediately knocked $1000 off the price. Then we discovered that she can't get the car in her name until she has a license. Phooey... that means there's no reason to finance any of it. I don't need more stars on my credit rating, she does. So we bought the car in my name and I wrote a check for it. I hope the salesman didn't see me flinch... I think Eliz did. I have enough money to cover that and the monthly bills (which are still too high and we must get those down to only what I make) but only just and then I'm back to living paycheck to paycheck. I hate that. But I'm not putting the car title in her name until she pays me for it. Which means she's got 30 days until the drive-out tag runs out and then the car will not be legal to drive until we change over the title and get the tags.
We still have to drive down and get it today (another 3 hours... groan!) and if we get home in time, I intend to make venison steak and baked potatoes for dinner. Maybe rolls too :D
I tried the Lush conditioner Jungle and I quite like it. I'm going to see about getting more than a sample and giving it a real trial. In spite of my doubts it doesn't smell half bad and it does get the tangles out of my hair and leave it silky and shiny. It has a tendency to fall apart but I am hoping that this is only because of the extremely small size and the full size will not have that problem for a long time.
I finally caved and got a hobbit for my charm bracelet. I really need to consider how I want the charms on there and if I possibly want more than one (to wear together by times even). I could split it up into travel/events/hobbies. Some of them would overlap, of course, but it's my record so I get final say. This is one charm that I think needs no explanation!
Because it's easier and faster to do it all at once, I have been wrapping up all the rollerball imps of the last flat. I need to order more but, more pressingly, I need to see if they will replace the broken ones. I counted up and I'm loosing 5% to breakage in every flat... which means I've had to raise the price of them a tiny bit to cover that until I can convince the company that a 5% shrinkage loss is not acceptable.
I'm also looking forward to getting my Quiltflix for February. I love the movie and I love the quilt so it should be quite fun. They are running The Wizard of Oz in March but, while Em needs the movie on DVD, I don't think the pattern is right. They have all the Oz fabrics, of course, but I think a "Kansas Twister" (aka Whirligig) pattern would be more appropriate. Good thing they kind of goofed on that... I have such a hard time resisting things that are so well planned out. (I need to look at why that is. My resistance and self control need to increase by quite a lot.)
I have also been thinking of personal Quiltflix that I can put together. My Pink Chocolate quilt has a fabric in it that is pink with brown printing of cats in Paris... I think the Aristocats will go nicely with that. Also Chocolat which means I get to ogle Johnny Depp as a gypsy. Uh, yeah!
And I think this charm needs no explanation either... not if you know me at all!
