So about a month ago the little light panel thingy on the dash of my car stopped working. Then 2 weeks ago I noticed I was low on antifreeze so last weekend Josh put more in for me. Yesterday I was low again. Being as the car is a 1998, Josh and I both knew what this meant - it was time to get a new car before this one no longer had value! So I am very excited to announce that I bought my very first BRAND NEW car! Happy Birthday to me!
I had been looking at cars (via internet) for some months as I knew it was just a matter of time, so I knew I wanted a Nissan Altima. Timothy and I left the house at noon today and headed to the Nissan dealership (luckily my car is only in my name so I didn't need to drag Josh and all the kids with me - I really need to change it so his car is only in his name). I actually liked the sales guy Abedul (usually I feel pretty creeped out by sales people). He was from Bangledesh and clearly hadn't had many lessons on the hard sell - haha. I made it pretty easy for him by walking in, saying what I wanted, picking one off the lot, and buying it - then driving it home in the snow, so they won't have to shovel it in the morning! Anyway, he was very good at sucking up. On the test drive we were chatting and he asked me if I worked (haha) and I said I was an actuary, and he shouts - "oh my god! I'm talking to like the smartest person ever!" and proceeds to go on and on about how smart I must be blah blah - but in a funny endearing way.
I was less fond of the financing guy despite the fact that his voice was EXACTLY like cousin Michael. EXACTLY. Which made me like him at first but 3 sentences in I realized he was an idiot and that made it harder to like him. But in general he was ok and while disappointed that I wouldn't buy the 8 million extras he offered me, he was at least a good sport about it. He also gave Timothy one of those water globes with the golf ball and tee in it to keep him busy while I was signing stuff (Timothy did eventually manage to get the ball on the tee). Of course, Abedul had given Timothy a donut and shown him where the TV was, so I think Abedul won as favorite for the day.
So anyway, it took roughly forever, and involved some good cop bad cop negotiating, but at 3pm Timothy and I were finally headed home in our BRAND NEW Altima that is sort of a silvery green (celery?) color.
What else what else. Did I mention last week the psycho total body workout I did on Sunday? It's a series called *Cardio Blast* on FitTV and I DVR'd an episode (60 min!) called total body workout and yeah it is! I didn't have a mega step last week (an issue I remedied this week) and had to use the coffee table - a challenge to say the least. Up, down, up, down - repeat a bazillion times. She also uses dumbbells, a weight bar, and a medicine ball. I did not use even close to the weight she was using (i.e. I didn't actually put any weights on the bar) and it took me 3 days to recover. I did it again today and my arms feel like noodles.
Enough about me I guess. What about the kids this week you ask? Let's see - Jocelyn did a few cute things. On Wednesday, Jocelyn was all about sharing! She was at the counter having a snack and Jesse was next to her in the high chair. She got down and got into the cupboard and got the box of goldfish and gave some to herself and some to Jesse. Then she got back in her chair and turned it around so that she was facing Jesse and they were both pulled up to his tray having snack together! When they both got down she asked if she could go share her blocks with him! Don't worry though, it was temporary - haha.
On another day this week Josh called me at work to say they were having a clothing emergency and did I know where the tiara was. Apparently Jocelyn was listening to her new princess book on CD and had to actually be dressed as a princess to do so!
I found bedding for Morgan's new bed and that arrived this week. Got a great deal from overstock and then of course while I was there found one I loved that was only in a king so Timothy got new bedding too. Such a good deal though - Morgan's was $80 for a 9 piece set including bedskirt, sheets/pillowcases, quilt, shams, and 2 decorative pillows, and Timothy's was $60 for 7 piece set including comforter, bedskirt, sheets/pillowcases and shams. Just can't beat overstock for bedding!
Morgan had a pretty good week. I made some GFCF banana muffins and he actually ate one at school. At home he wouldn't even smell them, so go figure. The other kids liked them too so they did not go to waste.
Oh yeah, we did Jocelyn's birthday party Monday which she loved of course. I came home early and set up the table while Josh had her outside waiting for Morgan's bus. She was very excited - LOVED all the presents, loved blowing out the candles, and then played with her new playdoh the rest of the night. Jesse, as it turns out, has a bit of a balloon fettish and would not stop saying BLOON all night, and then the next day, and now pretty much every day because one of the mylar ones is stuck up in the living room ceiling and probably won't come down for a couple months.
On the subject of Jesse, we have the same general routine every morning:
5:30 alarm goes off. If Jesse isn't already awake, go get him.
5:30-6 doze on and off while nursing Jesse
6am - if Jesse has fallen back to sleep, sneak out of bed and into the shower, else turn the TV on Noggin so that he'll let Josh sleep
6:30am leave house
Ok, so I'm usually 5-10 min behind, but that's the plan anyway!
So one morning this week I sneak out of bed at 6 because he's sleeping. Well when I come back after my shower/getting dressed, he's up and has both remotes in his hands and is trying to crawl out of bed with them to come get me to turn on the TV! hahaha I put on Oobi (I hate that show but he loves it like crack) and sit him back on the bed and say bye. Instead of the usual whine, I get "buh bye!" without even turning towards me - too busy being glued to Oobi.
I’ve mostly finished my taxes, just have to put in the car taxes from last year as soon as Josh looks them up and that should do it I think. With any luck will get that done tomorrow and get them mailed this week.
Well that's the news from here - hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!
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