Dad Back in the Hospital

Sunday morning found my father back in the hospital after have some slight breathing difficulties. He had just recently started a new medicine for his Myasthenia Gravis, and suspects this may have caused the problems. The doctor requested he stay in the hospital overnight for observation, rather than radically changing his treatment. More to come as news develops…

Jaguar XJ6 Vander Plas

Heidi finally may have her dream car. It’s a bit older than she originally dreamed, but hey, we aren’t made of money! :) It’s a 1989 Jag Vander Plas, and is very nice. We checked it against blue book to find the price is $500 above, but a subsequent check with the bank’s blue book puts it at $600 under blue book price… So, who knows.. Close enough for us. We are waiting on the check from the bank to pay for the car, but other than that it is as good as her’s. The only problems it has right now are an ABS failure (brakes work fine however), and headlamp bulb failure. So, needless to say, it goes into the shop right when she gets it. Ugh… The good thing though, is my brother in law, David, works on BMWs and Jags for a living, so that ought to save us some grief/money.

In Other News

We are finally taking some initiative to get our life on track. Too many months spent whining about how difficult things are in our life, and too little time spent actually fixing things. We just had our carpets cleaned, and the difference is NIGHT AND DAY! We thought the trials of puppy-potty-training would be forever stained on our floors, but Stanley Steamer managed to get it out. Next on the list, is to tame that rainforest of a front yard we have. That will cost a pretty penny, but will be well worth it in the long run.

The Corvette is actually doing real nice since the last time I had it worked on, however, my fan switch is acting kinda funny, so the horizon looks grim. :) Let’s hope I don’t find myself in the garage again. Ugh.. At least this time I think I have found a good mechanic to work on the car.