NOTE: posting this Sept – but Dating it when most of it was written – at the end of July.
Before this gets to much away from me here is the Major updates.
Despite taking a week off to “catch up” in mid-June, I am not caught up. Stupid weeds are overwhelming me. Again. Mom has since helped me again with the back. Though I have noticed some areas that were weeded have less weeds coming back- others are just the same or worse.
Some things are working better then others plant wise. The roses are finishing up their first bloom so got to dead head them. The butterfly bush is just starting to bloom. Some of the plants I put in are still alive. I still haven’t finished planting all I want to though. I don’t have much left in my landscape fund (about 500-600) and the guy who was helping me messaged me recently (July) about doing my pathway… for 2800. (about 8 per sq foot as I already have materials) Still wayyyyy more then I want to pay for it. When I told him I just had enough for the first section, he didn't reply to me. :(. Now if he took CCs I’d do it…. I can “borrow from myself” somewhat. Now I wonder what the steps are. Because I probably could level the ground and put the weed barrier down and lay out the flagstone (because the guy who helped me get it broke it into very nice manageable pieces) – I just can’t take the rock from the pile and move it over and dump it and spread it – too heavy.
In other news- we’ve had more fires in CO. Another devastating one in Co. Springs. At first it was more then 500 houses destroyed, now they have revised it to “only” 400 something (don’t recall exact numbers.) Still horrible IMHO. They are (again IMHO) building where they should not. This should not happen. Of course if they cleared the area better, made wide roads as a fire break and didn't make the neighborhoods like rabbit warrens maybe they wouldn't have this problem.
ANNNNd… I started writing this at the end of June so didn't have the major part in mind.
I bought a car.
I wasn't planning on it… I was planning on it next year – but they had an even at the dealership and offered me 4k for my old car through the cash for clunkers program though I don’t think it’s a clunker. (poor car). This is several thousand more then I’d have gotten for it normally. It almost didn't happen. If I have time I’ll write up the hassle in another post. I bought the car July 5th. I have not received financial paperwork yet. (It’s July 26th) even though the credit union confirmed the loan. My first payment is supposed to be Aug 31st so if I don’t see anything after this weekend I’ll have to call them.
Now reading back on this – I've typed up the “hassle” on message boards so I’m just going to copy paste it here.
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Chevy dealer was having 4th of July sales - I went to just look... ended up buying a used/new to me car. Wasn't really planning on it - one thing that helped... 4k for my car under special deal that happens once a year for a limited amt of cars and the fact that it's worth only about 1k.
Darn finance guy was a pain though. would NOT guarantee the % from the floor or give a full quote until he got commitment. Got both myself and my Dad (who I brought along mostly for his knowledge of cars -- but him just buying a new/used truck came in handy too.....) mad at him. Ended up going through the system anyway to get the %. I have to join the credit union apparently once the paperwork is filed... but both my parents have done that before and it's no biggie.
It's a Chevy cruze. But I like my Saturn. :( I felt God gave me that car -- it had a Jesus' fish on the back (which I can't get off.) when I bought it and it was just right. [NOTE added: I used some spray adhesive remover to get the icon off the car. It’s now on my inside garage door magnetted on. – I bought a new fish for the new car later.]
This one... I did go - ok God now what?
When I was about to test drive a 20k 2013 "new" car and they said they could get it down to my payment price... but it didn't have cruise control and was just a step up from basic model. (as in it was automatic instead of manual- I'd have thought most people now preferred auto.. but manual is the standard. ) Anyway right after that the guy came back out with the license plate needed for the test drive and told me he just found out about a used car they got in recently. So that was the 2012 cruze... it has 45k miles on it - a bit much but it looks like it may have been a company car (car fax - doesn’t say for sure but there are some hints)
So that was cheaper - with cruise control, a better radio... a turbo engine (don't care but point is better engine.) and some other stuff - for less money.
But I'm now physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted. A part of me doesn't want to give up the Saturn and wished they were still making them. but... it's out of warrantee - will need breaks soon - and the coolant light keeps coming on even though the oil change people tell me that the coolant level is ok.
Oh and it's burning oil -- I almost ran out last year without realizing it. (luckily another light came on to tell me...) [At this point I signed off online]
Getting a new car made since and I was saving up to get one next year so bought it a year ahead of planned. Note: I really like the car now. There was some other drama involved but that will be a different post.
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