Day 208: Car fixing

It was a lovely day to do some car work, so Jamin and Roy had fun doing up some brakes and a couple of other things for our friend Cassie. Zaria came out and enjoyed watching for a while, as well. Cas rewarded us by taking us all out to eat at Taste of India, which was very yummy even if some of the spice didn't agree with us later.

Day 146: Cousins and Car wash games

This evening Zaria met her cousin Gwendolyn for the first time, and the two enjoyed sipping from straws together. Zaria's a little more likely to dump her drink over or throw it on the floor still, but she enjoyed watching and mimicking her older cousin. But the day didn't start out with her so happy. . .

It was one of those really bad Sunday mornings where nothing seems to get done in time for church. Jamin was too sick to do anything but stay in bed, and try as I might, Zaria and I weren't able to leave until close to 10 AM, so I figured we could just skip Sunday school altogether and go get some gas and a car wash. But it was also a long line at the gas station. The first pump I tried turned out to be out of order, then each time I tried to get to one of the closer pumps (so I could pay inside and use my coupon) someone else would get in the spot, so it took a while just to get the gas. And then there were only 3 cars in front of me, but it took a full 1/2 hour waiting for the car wash. So not only did I miss Mars Hill class Sunday school, but I was late for the 10:50 service. Anyway, I had my camera with me, and Zaria and I tried to while away the car wash waiting time by blowing raspberries at each other and whining.

Day 88: Rental car and cherry pie

I did a little editing on this one so there wouldn't be any phone numbers, but this was my rental car yesterday and today. It took a little extra time for them to finish the maintenance stuff on our Hyundai. We're almost at the 60k mile mark, which is when our warranty expires, so we thought it best to get that ol' timing belt and accessory belt replaced. When Jamin and I moved out to Oregon, it was the timing belt that broke on both of our cars on our way out there, so I hope to never have that happen again.

Below is the cherry pie I made to bring to small group. It turned out really well for my first try. Of course, I used canned filling and refrigerated crust, but it still looked really pretty. I heard it's supposed to snow a lot this weekend, so I decided to have fun with the snowflake cookie cutter.

Day 71: Visiting Jen

Jamin was supposed to have a short day today, so I dropped him off at his truck and spent some time with Jen and Maria until the time to pick him up again. Jen and I picked up a load of apples from a local orchard, and I got a bunch of them for helping with transportation. Like us, they are a one-car family, though this month we've had use of Cassie's extra car which has been such a blessing. Now on to the apple recipes.

Day 38: I get the car again

If I was to have a car at all today, Jamin had to take the scooter. He left sort of late and had a run to Cedar Rapids, IA, so he took the scooter so I had the freedom to make it to the library and to get groceries. He actually didn't get home until after 2 AM, so it was a good choice. Only trouble: I got to the library and got a call from him needing a jump-start on his semi. Fortunately, my mom was at the library so Zaria was still able to be part of the reading time.
Later in the evening I gave Zaria the drumsticks for the Taiko Drum Master game to see what she would do with them. She is a born drummer, I am so excited!