So, Bob Lewis Hyundai is no more. When I went there with Daniel to pick up Linda's car, there were balloons, white coated waiters, kleig lights and catering trucks. It is now part of some new large auto dealer group. Not a moment too soon. So the 75,000 mile checkup has been performed. It was quite exciting with me dropping it off in the wrong bay, them not finding the key, me having to bring in the non-valet key, and screeching in there at 8:58 PM tonight with all the excitement. Linda would be proud: I negotiated a better price because of the delay: free "cabin filter" for the heating/AC system plus 5% off. Way to go!
So there was a lot of extra driving, the automobile version of the do-si-do as I picked up Daniel, we drove together to the dealership, drove back here to drop off my car, picked up Ketzl and took him with in Linda's car to take Daniel back to his house, and finally me and the cat home. Then he spent more time outside in the cool night air. Before leaving, I had turned on the fan, opened and closed the appropriate doors to maximize cooling (Linda was the queen of airflow, remember) so the house is very comfortable now.
Remember when you use the air-conditioning in the car to put the lever to "recycle" the air, rather than drawing in outside air and having to cool new air all the time.
Accomplishment: with Christine's help, Jeremy, Daniel and I are now booked for the trip to Germany for Julia and David's wedding in September! Exciting times!
More good news: Inga got the new job at the Catholic boys high school! Congrats!! I could hear the relief in her voice. She is very impressed with the commitment to high standards of education at the Jesuit school.
Tonight is the first time in ages (well, since I got the MacBook) that I've composed a blog entry on the desktop computer. Partly because I left the laptop at the office and also because I was paying bills and the websites don't recognize the new computer yet. Strange. OK but strange.
