Welp... looks like we may be car shopping this weekend. The Volvo has finally kicked the bucket. FIL seems to be in denial. He's telling DH the place he took it to doesn't know what they're talking about (they haven't even diagnosed it yet) and we really need to take it to a Volvo dealership before we "give up on it"
I think it's a good time of the year for car shopping, right? Silver lining maybe? And I think all Volvo owners are slightly obsessed with them. I dunno what it is, but I've known so many.
That could definitely be it. FIL drives a Volvo himself. I know people say they run forever, but I mean, not literally forever.
Tried that. LOL. When FIL had work done on it a few months ago we traded. It took a long time too. I was starting to think they weren't going to ask for it back. But they did eventually. I just wish I could say I told you so about that whole situation, because H and I both said it was not worth putting the money into it, but he was just trying to help us out so I keep my mouth shut.
Side note: Neither of us were really fond of the Audi. All the controls were in weird spots. H said even after driving it for a month he still wasn't used to it. And I literally had to get the manual out once to figure out something stupid like changing the radio station. That's probably why MIL doesn't drive it.
Tomorrow is just going to suck, leaving the house like an hour earlier to drop off both DS and DH before I go to work.
Yuck. Do you work all day tomorrow?
Sort of. The only exam block I'm required to be here is 7:30-9:30. But then we have our Christmas luncheon for the faculty at noon so I'll stay for that. And then make the trip back to pick everyone up. Tomorrow won't be as bad because I won't have to be at work until 9:50.
H said he googled the error message that came up on the dash, and he thinks there might actually be an easy fix. But then we will probably have to have it towed to the Volvo dealership to get it fixed. So it's for sure going to be a PITA, but who knows what will happen.
Sort of. The only exam block I'm required to be here is 7:30-9:30. But then we have our Christmas luncheon for the faculty at noon so I'll stay for that. And then make the trip back to pick everyone up. Tomorrow won't be as bad because I won't have to be at work until 9:50.
H said he googled the error message that came up on the dash, and he thinks there might actually be an easy fix. But then we will probably have to have it towed to the Volvo dealership to get it fixed. So it's for sure going to be a PITA, but who knows what will happen.
I will be driving H to work for 6 weeks if he has knee surgery............
LOL I was just thinking this. In our old house, H's work would have been sort of on the way to work for me. But now it's so out of the way. And H usually takes DS to school, so that adds extra time too. Usually I leave home around 7 to get to work by 7:25-ish. This morning we left at 6:30 and I got to work at 7:40. Not something I'd agree to do on a regular basis.
OMG!! I was just thinking that lol. No way in hell would my preggo ass do all that driving.
If only Uber could take DS to school. LOL. If I had to take DS, it would probably only save me about 10 minutes if H took an Uber. A better solution is probably for H to take my car to do drop off, and I can Uber to work. I hope it doesn't come to that.
I'm pretty much right there. Getting the kids to daycare in Covington and driving by my work and house to take him 15 minutes opposite direction to work and then back to my work... I will be ready to send him with a sleeping bag.
I'm pretty much right there. Getting the kids to daycare in Covington and driving by my work and house to take him 15 minutes opposite direction to work and then back to my work... I will be ready to send him with a sleeping bag.
I almost asked if he could drop you off instead. Then I remembered knee surgery. Is today over yet?
chrispy1122 we have failed miserably on our lunch plans. Do you have any days open next week? Unfortunately I scheduled hair and doctor around lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday but I'm open the rest of the week.
chrispy1122 we have failed miserably on our lunch plans. Do you have any days open next week? Unfortunately I scheduled hair and doctor around lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday but I'm open the rest of the week.
I'm free Monday and Thursday. Do either of those work better for you? Where do you want to go?
chrispy1122 we have failed miserably on our lunch plans. Do you have any days open next week? Unfortunately I scheduled hair and doctor around lunch on Tuesday and Wednesday but I'm open the rest of the week.
I'm free Monday and Thursday. Do either of those work better for you? Where do you want to go?
Let's do Monday. I'll be ready to recover from Christmas at the ils this weekend. I don't care where. Just tell me where to park and which direction to walk.
I'm free Monday and Thursday. Do either of those work better for you? Where do you want to go?
Let's do Monday. I'll be ready to recover from Christmas at the ils this weekend. I don't care where. Just tell me where to park and which direction to walk.
Want to do Moerlein? Then you can park underground and come up right outside and not have to take babe out far in the cold. Or we could do via vite, for the same reason.
OMG!! I was just thinking that lol. No way in hell would my preggo ass do all that driving.
If only Uber could take DS to school. LOL. If I had to take DS, it would probably only save me about 10 minutes if H took an Uber. A better solution is probably for H to take my car to do drop off, and I can Uber to work. I hope it doesn't come to that.
I think I remember hearing a news story about a company that was basically an uber for kids. Probably controversial, and most likely for older kids, like when they get out of school an uber type driver picks them up and takes them home. Too bad we don't live kinda closer, I'd carpool with you since you aren't terribly far from me, but I'm sure our hours don't match up. Hope you guys get the car situation figured out soon.
Let's do Monday. I'll be ready to recover from Christmas at the ils this weekend. I don't care where. Just tell me where to park and which direction to walk.
Want to do Moerlein? Then you can park underground and come up right outside and not have to take babe out far in the cold. Or we could do via vite, for the same reason.
Either one is fine, whichever is easier for you to get to from work.
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