Many Musings
Tomorrow is my last day of the school year. Last year's kids -- I was ready to kick out the door, but this year's, despite their egocentric tendencies and ability to waste a full 50 minutes without every having any synapses fire, I really, truly like.
I will miss my walking/talking Muppet who was a good 4 inches shorter than me at the beginning of the year, and is now an inch taller.
I will miss my little ADHD guy who changes the topic of his sentences 3 times as he talks, but forgets mid-sentence what he was asking me.
I will miss my girl who is tardy at least 3 days a week, who likes to play the part of the tough cookie but is one of the sweetest people I know.
I will miss the jocks, the geeks and everyone in between.
I will miss my co-workers, even though I will see them in 3 months.
But today there was a non-student I was thinking about. If anyone is reading this, whom I haven't already asked, please say a little prayer for Chelsea. She is such a cool kid. She had cancer, but went into remission. She was the backbone that soothed her mother and is a champ. Unfortunately, she has had a relapse and a lot of complications. She was touch-and-go a couple of weeks ago, but is beginning to improve. She will be having some surgery soon as a result of the complications. Please, please, please keep Chelsea, one of the coolest girls I know, in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks, all!
Now for something a little more fun...
My body conspired against me when I have a date with a sexy boy that has 2 medical degrees and a Harley. Fine. I dealt with it, and am hoping all turned out fine (pleaseohpleaseohplease...I think I finally found a keeper!).
But what a week...My car was also trying to ruin me. Neigh! It is winning in ruining me!!!
I knew it was on borrowed time. It is a 97 with 115,000+ miles on it. It is a convertible with a cracked windshield, a frayed top and a broken grill which is another story for another day. I was hoping to get $2,000 for a trade in (I was planning on getting the grill fixed because the idiot who broke was going to pay to get it fixed.) More than fair. I work at a car dealer in the evenings, and this seemed reasonable. That and another $2,000 down payment, I'd be good to go. Yep. Great. I can do this in just a few weeks. When school is out and I can do lots and lots of comparison shopping.
Great plan, and a perk of not having to be anywhere in particular before 2pm.
Until...
My transmission went out. With only 3 days of school left. So, I need to pay out $1,500 to get it fixed--minimum, and then, if I am lucky, get a $2,000 trade-in. I also don't have my summer checks yet. Those will show up in my account June 1. So, the money I need isn't accessible yet, either.
Should I fix the transmission, or give it to the kidney foundation, or what? Anyone? Anyone??
I am so screwed! Seriously! I have had to borrow my mom's Explorer, and she has been house bound.
I have a test drive scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. I hope to look around for the best deal on Thursday. Hopefully buy it then, pick it up Friday at the latest.
I hate giving up my convertible. I love my convertible...Especially with the warmer weather approaching.
I am getting a moonroof, which will help take away the sting, but it still won't be the same.
Oh, and the dealer where I work, where we sell Honda, Acura and Lexus, will want to shoot me when I drive up next week in a Hyundai. (Gotta love that warranty, though!)
Hopefully B to the power of 3 and I can go cruising in my new Tucson. Hey--it is no Harley, but it DOES have a backseat! (nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more!)
If anything else decides to make me miserable, at least school will be out, so if I need to go into a cocktail-induced stupor to deal with the pain, I don't have to worry about hanging out with a bunch of kids while my insides and head have another coup d' tat against me the following morning.
I bet my friends who thought they were going to live vicariously through me on this blog are HIGHLY disappointed right now! I'll do better tomorrow. You'll have some stories about the last day...and those are all always fun! And Patty, I'll happily hang out with the 13 year old...if we can hang out, too!
I will miss my walking/talking Muppet who was a good 4 inches shorter than me at the beginning of the year, and is now an inch taller.
I will miss my little ADHD guy who changes the topic of his sentences 3 times as he talks, but forgets mid-sentence what he was asking me.
I will miss my girl who is tardy at least 3 days a week, who likes to play the part of the tough cookie but is one of the sweetest people I know.
I will miss the jocks, the geeks and everyone in between.
I will miss my co-workers, even though I will see them in 3 months.
But today there was a non-student I was thinking about. If anyone is reading this, whom I haven't already asked, please say a little prayer for Chelsea. She is such a cool kid. She had cancer, but went into remission. She was the backbone that soothed her mother and is a champ. Unfortunately, she has had a relapse and a lot of complications. She was touch-and-go a couple of weeks ago, but is beginning to improve. She will be having some surgery soon as a result of the complications. Please, please, please keep Chelsea, one of the coolest girls I know, in your thoughts and prayers. Thanks, all!
Now for something a little more fun...
My body conspired against me when I have a date with a sexy boy that has 2 medical degrees and a Harley. Fine. I dealt with it, and am hoping all turned out fine (pleaseohpleaseohplease...I think I finally found a keeper!).
But what a week...My car was also trying to ruin me. Neigh! It is winning in ruining me!!!
I knew it was on borrowed time. It is a 97 with 115,000+ miles on it. It is a convertible with a cracked windshield, a frayed top and a broken grill which is another story for another day. I was hoping to get $2,000 for a trade in (I was planning on getting the grill fixed because the idiot who broke was going to pay to get it fixed.) More than fair. I work at a car dealer in the evenings, and this seemed reasonable. That and another $2,000 down payment, I'd be good to go. Yep. Great. I can do this in just a few weeks. When school is out and I can do lots and lots of comparison shopping.
Great plan, and a perk of not having to be anywhere in particular before 2pm.
Until...
My transmission went out. With only 3 days of school left. So, I need to pay out $1,500 to get it fixed--minimum, and then, if I am lucky, get a $2,000 trade-in. I also don't have my summer checks yet. Those will show up in my account June 1. So, the money I need isn't accessible yet, either.
Should I fix the transmission, or give it to the kidney foundation, or what? Anyone? Anyone??
I am so screwed! Seriously! I have had to borrow my mom's Explorer, and she has been house bound.
I have a test drive scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. I hope to look around for the best deal on Thursday. Hopefully buy it then, pick it up Friday at the latest.
I hate giving up my convertible. I love my convertible...Especially with the warmer weather approaching.
I am getting a moonroof, which will help take away the sting, but it still won't be the same.
Oh, and the dealer where I work, where we sell Honda, Acura and Lexus, will want to shoot me when I drive up next week in a Hyundai. (Gotta love that warranty, though!)
Hopefully B to the power of 3 and I can go cruising in my new Tucson. Hey--it is no Harley, but it DOES have a backseat! (nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say no more!)
If anything else decides to make me miserable, at least school will be out, so if I need to go into a cocktail-induced stupor to deal with the pain, I don't have to worry about hanging out with a bunch of kids while my insides and head have another coup d' tat against me the following morning.
I bet my friends who thought they were going to live vicariously through me on this blog are HIGHLY disappointed right now! I'll do better tomorrow. You'll have some stories about the last day...and those are all always fun! And Patty, I'll happily hang out with the 13 year old...if we can hang out, too!
posted by Beth at
9:01 PM
2 Comments:
Does your area do 'push, pull or drag' sales? When my hubby's truck got hit that is what we did. Instead of pay to get it fixed, we took the insurance check (all legal), paid off what we owed on it, and the sale was a min. of $2000 trade in, so we did pretty well.
Good luck!
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Anonymous, at 5:42 PM
I have a quote to fix it for $1400. I have to get the front end fixed from the idiot who backed into me. (Which I said I would talk about later--I guess I meant later-later). According to Kelly Blue Book, I can get $2540 for a car in fair shape.
If I can get $2000, I'll be happy. If not, I may consider selling it on my own.
The dealer I work with said $2000 in the fall, so we'll see.
By
Beth, at 5:49 PM
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