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TheTick

January 21, 2012, 01:08:17 AM
...or snows, I guess, considering where I am.  I'm selling my car, as soon as the buyer's tax return comes back.  So of course today, when leaving church, the car dies.  Looks like it's just the hose that carries the transmission fluid around, but I'm dreading that all of that draining out and the car grinding to a halt did real damage to it.  UGH.  I just want a new-ish car!
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

Jon Boy

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January 21, 2012, 01:16:39 AM
One time my transmission hose popped off while I was driving on the freeway. It started dropping into lower gears, so I pulled over and ended up pushing it into a gas station parking lot with the help of a random stranger. Luckily all I needed to do was clamp the hose back on and add about five quarts of transmission fluid. There didn't appear to be any lasting damage.
Jon Boy is merciful!
—El Seed

TheTick

#2
January 21, 2012, 01:29:30 AM
Yeah, that's what I'm hoping for here.  Looks promising, anyway.  Just wish I got home before 12:30 am...
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

TheTick

#3
January 23, 2012, 01:06:24 PM
That's exactly what it was, the hose.  Whew.  Now I just need the kid who wants to buy it to get his tax return.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

TheTick

#4
February 12, 2012, 09:57:37 PM
In additional life silliness, we had an impromptu trip to Pittsburgh yesterday as the nursing home where Jen's other Grandmother (not the one here that watches the kids) had a seizure.  She has a lot of them, but they called all the children and said it was time to come.  It turns out she's fine, at least compared to how she's been the past few years.  Even remembered my father-in-law, and she loved seeing Thomas and the girls.  What was supposed to be a day trip ended with us sleeping over at my brother and sister-in-law's place, with a lot of air mattresses, sleeping bags, and my niece babbling to herself incoherently at 2:30am.  Good times.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

rivka

#5
February 13, 2012, 12:19:43 AM
All's well that ends well?
Good Kirk. Evil Kirk. The only difference between them: eyeliner.
- anonymous commenter on The Enemy Within

TheTick

#6
February 13, 2012, 06:12:05 AM
Yes, even when it leaves you smelly and ill-humored on a 4 hour ride home. ;)
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

TheTick

#7
March 02, 2012, 11:09:29 PM
Thomas had asked to do something special with me tonight - which he doesn't do very often, so I was REALLY looking forward to it.  We decided on going to see a movie (Tintin again, at the $4 theater) but he got a headache after school and was miserable most of the evening. :(  He ended up sleeping where he lay (at Grandma's) and I hope I find time this weekend to sneak away with him.  He did really well at school, including only missing one spelling word, and he deserves a fun time.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

TheTick

#8
March 07, 2012, 09:23:43 PM
Eva has an ear infection. :(  She's been miserable since yesterday, and managed to barf up her meds tonight.  At least everyone is asleep now.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

rivka

#9
March 07, 2012, 09:34:24 PM
Poor kid.
Good Kirk. Evil Kirk. The only difference between them: eyeliner.
- anonymous commenter on The Enemy Within

TheTick

#10
March 07, 2012, 09:38:25 PM
Yeah, hard on mom as she really doesn't want anything to do with me if there is an option for either of us.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

rivka

#11
March 07, 2012, 09:45:36 PM
 :-\
Good Kirk. Evil Kirk. The only difference between them: eyeliner.
- anonymous commenter on The Enemy Within

TheTick

#12
March 08, 2012, 09:12:37 PM
Eva managed to take a full dose of medicine tonight without ralphing all over us.  And is already asleep despite a long nap this afternoon.  Not bad kid.
Babies, chum: tiny, dimpled, fleshy mirrors of our us-ness, that we parents hurl into the future, like leathery footballs of hope. And you've got to get a good spiral on that baby, or evil will make an interception!

rivka

#13
March 08, 2012, 10:27:25 PM
yay!
Good Kirk. Evil Kirk. The only difference between them: eyeliner.
- anonymous commenter on The Enemy Within

T_Smith

#14
March 14, 2012, 09:29:08 AM
Ditto on the yay.
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