Archive for the 'car' Category

car’s all fixed

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

We got the car all fixed up in Mountain Home, Idaho (thanks to Art with Valley Towing, and C & A Automotive). It was the timing belt. Got it and a leaky water pump replaced for $340, and they threw in a free oil change. We’re staying in Portland with April’s friend Maggie. We’ll be […]

plans vs reality: part 2

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Apparently up here in the north, there is a thing called “snow” and when it falls, it collects on the ground, and stays for the entire duration of cold weather. This “snow” as it is called can be quite a hindrance as it covers everything, and must be forcibly moved to get it out of […]

plans vs reality

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

Yeah, so things didn’t really work out like that (do they ever?). It took all day for the garage to fix my car (they replaced the boots, not the axle), so we didn’t leave Ada until 5pm on Thursday. Karen Jean generously offered to pay for a hotel room for us Thursday night, and we […]