I’m sure you’ve all heard about the pilots who missed their destination by 100 miles or so. I wonder if this is what they were doing?
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Posts Tagged ‘Recreation’
Tweetin On A Jet Plane
Thursday, November 12th, 2009Ahoy Mateys!
Friday, July 17th, 2009
Yes, I really am okay. 
I realize it’s Friday night, and with this title, you may think I had too much to drink. Instead, I am just tired and waiting to fill you in on my exciting trip that I took on Wednesday. I was invited to go on Lands End’s yacht for a little trip in Lake Michigan. It was definitely cool. I had never been on a yacht before (and that goodness for the gum I was chewing, because I know I would have been sick otherwise.) Kim from Hormone Colored Days and Dawn from Because I Said So were my mates aboard.
Needless to say, I really enjoyed myself. Now, the sunburn on feet not so much and the blisters on the bottom of my feet (which I got from walking 6 blocks in my dress sandals which I will never again!) not so much also. I had great company, and I learned a lot about Lands End!
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The Start Of Summer
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009It’s super hot here in Chicago, and of course, this is the week Madison starts summer camp. Though, I am not complaining. Every Tuesday and Thursday for the next month, Madison will go to camp for 4 hours. She needs it. She’s been climbing the walls since about May 5th when preschool ended.
We also got Madison’s haircut for the summer. I am hoping it’ll be cooler for her, plus she ended up with a really cute bob. It’s so much easier to brush in the morning too.
We also spent some time at Bay Beach while we were in Green Bay for the baptism:
Except for it being super hot, we’ve had a pretty good summer so far. How about you?
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Bill’s Car: Part II
Saturday, April 25th, 2009We got a call on Friday to go and pick up Bill’s car. Needless to say, we were happy that it was done early. I had a Mary Kay party to attend that night, so Bill took the kids over to grandma’s to play while I was gone. This also means he took the van, because the car seats where in there. I took the newly fixed car from Oak Lawn to Tinley Park. It was about 75 blogs and a half hour drive.
Half way there, I dummy light came on. I continued driving since I was almost there and grabbed the book to bring in when we got there. What I found out was that there is a “malfunction in the electronically controlled braking system”. It also said that failing to investigate the cause of the warning may lead to the system operating abnormally and possibly causing an accident. We were to have the vehicle inspected by a Toyora dealer immediately.
Needless to say, I was pissed. The brakes were something that they fixed AND I was 75 blocks away from home. Bill and I had it out over whether I should drive it (he said yes — I said no). I ended up catching a ride home with the Mary Kay lady. We called the place that fixed the car this morning, and they towed it. (Guess I made the right decision leaving it there!).
Sooooo we have no idea when we the car back. Again. Sigh. (For those wondering, we have a really crappy rental car. Again.)
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Our Week In Review
Thursday, April 16th, 2009I am assuming that everyone knows that Bill smashed the Prius. Well, he didn’t quite smash it — somebody else smashed him. We’ve had a fun week. I now have no vehicle (since he’s using my van now), and we just got the estimate. Ok, sit down. I know I am glad I did. $6200. Yes, I repeat $6200 to fix that. Now, you are saying it doesn’t look that bad. Well, it is. Thank God, it missed the Prius’s batteries which are located in the back of the car or who knows how bad it could have been. We will be carless for a minimum of 2 weeks. Yes, we are working on getting a rental car. No, don’t have it yet.
On top of that wonderful occurance, Madison has an appointment with a geneticist tomorrow. Remember our wonderful Disney trip? Yeah, this is in response to that. This is the same geneticist that we saw when she was two for the same thing (her counts for everything being so way off). Last time, we were told this was a fluke. Should be interesting what we hear now. I already know that the 37 million (ok not quite that many) tests they ordered in the last month (plus I had to catch her pee everyday and dip it for keytones) have all come back normal. That should make me feel better. It doesn’t. It just means they don’t know what’s wrong with her, and they don’t know how to fix it. The only two times this has happened is when she had the throwing up flu. Well, once she is in school for real (kindergarten), I am pretty sure this will happen more. Since we are paying tution next year, I really don’t want to pay a hospital bill on top of that. Her pediatrician won’t deal with it at all and won’t give me a plan of action to do when it happens again. Their response “we’ll play it by ear”. Well, playing it by ear has landed her in the hospital twice.
So if I seem a tad on edge today and tomorrow, that’s why. Keep wishing us luck.
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