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Pandemic at Home
Jun. 15th, 2009 02:36 pmWe got a note from Mason's school on Thursday reporting that some kids had come down with something that might have been Swine Flu... well, wouldn't you know it? Friday night Mason is sick with ALL the Swine Flu symptoms: headache, chills, fever, cough, sore throat and fatigue. So, even though he has recovered very quickly, he will be spending the next five days home with me. And, any of you who hung out with me (or Mason) over the past few days... check your symptoms!! And stay home if you need to!!!!
In other, much more fun news, on Saturday, I went to a car auction and we bought a new car!! It's a 2002 Ford Taurus, blue, flexible fuel, with an amazing 76,000 miles on it (which is sublooper* for us. We rarely get used cars with less than 100K.) The price was right within our price range (and if I am a carrier of Swine Flu a zillon people were infected by me.) Actually, according to Steve, the guy I went with, it was actually not very crowded for a car auction. The auction part was very exciting. There was a professional auctioneer and crowd "handlers" and everything. I got kind of wound up during the bidding although Steve and I had strategized about when and how to stop bidding. We were going to stop at a certain price, which I did, and the car seemed to go to two people who were tied. The auctoneer decided to open the bidding up again, and one guy dropped out. I raised the pice spontaneously (by $100) and the other guy bailed. Sold! To number 16! Ack, me??? Yes, me!!!
It's a great little car, though. If Mason wasn't axious for me to get playing som Insanaquarium I'd tell you all about it. The most exciting thing is that we are actually replacing our old Taurus before it dies. Something we've NEVER done before. I feel so grown up.
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* Subplooper is Mason's new word, which he describes as follows: "Adjective, super-dooper."
In other, much more fun news, on Saturday, I went to a car auction and we bought a new car!! It's a 2002 Ford Taurus, blue, flexible fuel, with an amazing 76,000 miles on it (which is sublooper* for us. We rarely get used cars with less than 100K.) The price was right within our price range (and if I am a carrier of Swine Flu a zillon people were infected by me.) Actually, according to Steve, the guy I went with, it was actually not very crowded for a car auction. The auction part was very exciting. There was a professional auctioneer and crowd "handlers" and everything. I got kind of wound up during the bidding although Steve and I had strategized about when and how to stop bidding. We were going to stop at a certain price, which I did, and the car seemed to go to two people who were tied. The auctoneer decided to open the bidding up again, and one guy dropped out. I raised the pice spontaneously (by $100) and the other guy bailed. Sold! To number 16! Ack, me??? Yes, me!!!
It's a great little car, though. If Mason wasn't axious for me to get playing som Insanaquarium I'd tell you all about it. The most exciting thing is that we are actually replacing our old Taurus before it dies. Something we've NEVER done before. I feel so grown up.
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* Subplooper is Mason's new word, which he describes as follows: "Adjective, super-dooper."