Friday, February 06, 2004
And the hits just keep on COMING!!! SO - I got my tax refund today - doled most of it out to pay bills, etc.... Then I head out to get 2 new tires and an alignment.... Cost me $107 for all of it BUT then I find out I need engine mounts.... WTF???? ARRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG Like can life just get ANY better??? Guy at shop doing alignment says it's gonna be a couple of hundred.... SOOOOOO I come home and think a few min.... where am I gonna get a couple hundred bucks NOW??? ARRRRGGG
SOOOO I do a quick google on the engine mount parts and find them for a good price - this I find out after calling around to a few parts stores here in the area.... GREAT!!! I'll order them and perhaps go over to the auto shop and do them myself - they aren't really that hard to do.... it's not like I haven't done hefty auto repairs before by myself... Then I remember that my friend had her engine replaced for only $300 - what's the guy's number??? I call her and get it - call him - he can do it - will only take MAYBE 2 hours and he can do it later this week when I get the parts... YEAH!!! Of course there goes ANY chance of putting even $200 away in savings... But atleast I got everything paid up to date and now the car is gonna be fixed and will run much better!! Mom WILL be coming back to watch the boys - my friend can't watch the boys..... Well it's only for 6 more weeks of actual nights btwn now and mid April as they will have made the slots permanent by them and I will take days.... I am gonna pay her $50 for watching the boys......
E wants to see the boys tomorrow - 2 hrs after bowling at McDonalds.... And he's waived his 2K buyout of the trailer in leiu of having his child support paid in full thru April.... that should help him get on his feet as he won't have to pay me the $500/mo til May.... Keeping fingers crossed the visit goes well...
So to recap - my week has been good but shitty! *L* So much going on... I am tired - not sleeping well this week but a relief to have the bills caught up and things starting to run smoothly..... Well it's off to get dinner rolling - Til next time....
SOOOO I do a quick google on the engine mount parts and find them for a good price - this I find out after calling around to a few parts stores here in the area.... GREAT!!! I'll order them and perhaps go over to the auto shop and do them myself - they aren't really that hard to do.... it's not like I haven't done hefty auto repairs before by myself... Then I remember that my friend had her engine replaced for only $300 - what's the guy's number??? I call her and get it - call him - he can do it - will only take MAYBE 2 hours and he can do it later this week when I get the parts... YEAH!!! Of course there goes ANY chance of putting even $200 away in savings... But atleast I got everything paid up to date and now the car is gonna be fixed and will run much better!! Mom WILL be coming back to watch the boys - my friend can't watch the boys..... Well it's only for 6 more weeks of actual nights btwn now and mid April as they will have made the slots permanent by them and I will take days.... I am gonna pay her $50 for watching the boys......
E wants to see the boys tomorrow - 2 hrs after bowling at McDonalds.... And he's waived his 2K buyout of the trailer in leiu of having his child support paid in full thru April.... that should help him get on his feet as he won't have to pay me the $500/mo til May.... Keeping fingers crossed the visit goes well...
So to recap - my week has been good but shitty! *L* So much going on... I am tired - not sleeping well this week but a relief to have the bills caught up and things starting to run smoothly..... Well it's off to get dinner rolling - Til next time....
