Truck Woes

The truck must have been feeling jealous of the money we were putting into the rig. We took it over to Park Place Lexus this morning, where Ed met us at the service queue. We had noticed some brake problems and we knew it was due for an oil change. At 37,098 miles, the service writer mentioned that it had gone out of warranty at 36,000 and we might want to consider an extended warranty, since we could get Ed's employee discount. We signed up for a 4 year 48,000 mile warranty with a $100 deductible for about $1,400. If anything major goes wrong, it will pay for itself, and if nothing goes wrong, we will have bought peace of mind anyhow.

Later the service guy called and told Ken we needed a complete brake job on the rear--the calipers were scraping on the rotors--so today's service bill will be over $1,000. Ouch!

Kate is feeling much better today, but she had to stay home from school. She spent some time on the computer on her class's web page, using the learning to read software. Sam came home from school wearing the turkey headdress he had made and carrying another turkey and a snake he was quite proud of.

Julie had a massage client this evening, so Ed and the kids came over for pizza and marshmallows and pineapple and blueberries with whipped cream. Cate does not care for pineapple, but she loves blueberries.




I worked on my canvas shoe pockets for the base of the bed. It's a challenge for me to sew, and especially on this heavy fabric. This will clearly be a multi-day project.