So Much for Refunds

I am driving TJ's car. I will be the rest of the week. My van is in the shop. New rotors, brakes, has a loose tie rod, needs a front end alignment and an oil change. None of the work is that time consuming for the mechanic but is it bank account emptying for us. The only good thing is this mechanic is very honest, does a good job and does NOT gouge you on the repair bill. It really was a God send that Troy came across this guy when he first moved to the Dayton area 4 years ago. And TJ's car will be going in when mine is done. He needs brake work done also...new 'boots'. He also needs a new relay put in his heater blower. Then he should be good to go!

His car handles pretty good and I can't complain about the gas mileage! SO much better than my van. Perhaps I should drive his car to college all the time.

We had class last night. I drove to class in spitting slush. When we got out, though, the roads were frozen and slick. Slid all the way home. Actually, TJ's car did really well. It was the other drivers that made me nervous. HELLO! THAT ISN'T WET PAVEMENT...IT'S ICE!!!

I got the highest score in the class for my presentation. 2points away from perfect. She took the 2 points away because I did not set a time limit on the little exercise I was having them do. I didn't set a time limit on purpose but...whatever.

I don't mean to jinx any of this but Bethany is on a roll. She is making up for lost time and grades. Glad to see her feeling so much better and doing so well.

TJ is moving along too. Took him long enough. Had to do some gadget snatching to get his attention. wah.

So, tonight I have computer class. yippee. I got a couple extra hours of sleep this morning because Bethany had a two hour school delay because of the ice. I don't know what good it did because it didn't warm up any and the spreading of the salt is limited.

And then there is Scrawny...diving into the squirrel feeder practically licking it clean. I tapped on the window and she jumped down and waited at the door. I opened it up with a handful off peanuts. She didn't even back up. I handed her one and she snatched it and jumped up on the railing while I dropped the rest. I think once the weather warms up, though, I am going to be handing her a scrub brush to clean off the railing.