animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

wash and wax

I took advantage of the nice weather the past two days and cleaned my car inside and out. I knew it was supposed to rain today, but I didn’t care–I just wanted a clean car if only for a few hours. Plus, the car was really dirty. It hadn’t been …

scion tc

The loan check for my car arrived in the mail yesterday, so we set out to buy a new car. We went to Laurel Scion (which is at Laurel Toyota), grabbed a salesmen and quickly agreed on a price. The price on the Scions are not negotiable, so that part …

party time

This afternoon, Judy invited us to a party at her place. It was the first cookout of the year. We had a great time and boy am I stuffed! That’s what eating for two hours straight will get you, I guess. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to stay long because we …

burning the midnight oil

Well, not exactly, but my car’s engine is burning oil. That is why it keeps running low. It’s a problem too expensive to fix, so it looks like I have even more incentive to buy a new car. I secured a car loan yesterday (thank goodness for Capital One Auto …

that’s it

I’ve had it with my car. As you might recall I recently had trouble with my car. Given that, I thought it might be a good idea to check my oil today. When I put the dipstick in and removed it, no oil was showing. This was cause for alarm. …