I’ve Seen Better Days, and the Bottom Drops Out.
Wowsers, you would not believe the craziness that we have gone through this week. Tuesday was Brandon’s birthday and this is how he spent it. In the morning he had a fairly calm morning until he went to get in the car and go to school. When he got to the bottom of the driveway and around the corner he noticed a dent in our car, then he saw that our passenger window had been smashed out. He ended up missing school and a presentation because we had to wait for the police officer to come. We also had to find him a ride to school so that I could get our car to the shop. Turns out that it was a juvenile from Salt Lake County and he stole my hot pad first aid kit, my waterproof matches, a red pen, our tire gage, a bracket to our cigarette lighter fan, a lid from a pill bottle, chapstick and $1.10 (which incidentally was a dollar short of the cash we had in the car). At very MOST $20.00 worth of stuff. He missed Brandon’s whip and the c.d. walkman that was in there. They did manage to catch the guy because they happened to be patroling and saw him walking through the parking lot. So we got our stuff back (which rarely happens). We aren’t sure what happened to our hide a key though. It has a spare in it. I am not sure if I should be worried about my car being stolen after it is returned to me. Oi.
On top of all of this Brandon found out that because of company cut backs his last day at work will be April 6th. This was also our first day back from our fabulous trip. Not exactly a great happy birthday or welcome home, wouldn’t you agree?
Wednesday I took Aiden for a follow up regarding the E.R. visit we made before our Florida trip. The pediatrician said that his lungs sound clear and his ears have just a small amount of fluid in them. Nothing to be concerned about. We visited my grandma after that and she was glad to see Aiden. In the evening Aiden was ducking behind the arm of the futon then popping up and saying, “Ah.” He has been playing peek a boo with his blanket for awhile now but the is the first that he has hidden behind something and then poked his head out. It was pretty dang cute. He is also started to sign, “more” and seems to be showing more comprehension and understanding of the things we say and the questions we ask him.
Thursday I had to return the rental car because I did not want to have to pay for more days. I also found out that our car should be done Tuesday afternoon. Hooray! We also had the choice to opt for a couple of things not to be fixed because the insurance company would only pay for part of the fix and so we ended up applying what they were willing to fix to the deductible and won’t have to pay it! There was also a trip to the grocery store on the way home from the rental car place.
Friday was another day of insanity. We woke up and got ready to head to the Fort Union Target for our picture appointment at 10:40 (which I had previously made online). Our plan was to have our pictures taken, get Brandon his Cold Stone birthday ice cream and then get some lunch at Fazoli’s before taking Brandon to work. Ha! We got inside to find that they are closed until June 1st for remodeling. OI! There was an employee there who we spoke to briefly and she suggested that we call the Sandy Target. I did and they were booked solid and wanted me to come Saturday or Sunday. HA!!! We were all ready right then and there was no way I was driving clear back out there. So I called the Redwood Target and luckily they could fit me in at 11:10. We decided to pick up Brandon’s ice cream on the way but upon reaching Cold Stone found that they would not be open until 11:00 and if we were to wait we would be late for our pictures. So, no Cold Stone. Well, we got to the Redwood Target to find out that our coupons were on the counter in Fort Union. Luckily the employee was willing to give us our discount anyway because of all the trouble we went to. The pictures turned out really cute and I am excited to have them back. When we were choosing what ones to buy though the other employee was refering to Aiden as she and her. I just rolled my eyes and didn’t bother to say anything because we were in a hurry and it was hard to get a word in anyway.
After the pictures were all squared away we stopped to get food at Del Taco. Somehow they got the impression that we wanted to seperate checks and we had to tell them it was one check. We also ordered two waters and when we got to the window they handed us a drink carrier with FOUR waters in it. By this point I just started to laugh. The image of those four waters coming in the car window just was the perfect addition to what was already a crazy morning and I laughed and laughed.
We managed to Brandon to work with no problems but then on the way home I noticed a cop was following me. I made sure to follow all the traffic laws very carefully and started praying to make it home without being pulled over. But of course a few moments later the cop turned on his lights and I pulled over. He had pulled me over because a rear brake light is out and only gave me a warning ticket. I had explained that I was borrowing my dad’s car because my car had been broken into earlier in the week and I couldn’t find my dad’s registration until it was too late and Aiden was being cute in the backseat so I think that the cop went easy on me. Phew. We ended Friday by watching 007 Quantum of Solace. It was good but definitely a action film that generally only a guy can really appreciate.
Saturday we rearranged the stuff in our storage unit. It looks really nice now and there is some spare room in case we need to put more things in it. It took us about 2 1/2 hours and just our luck when we got in the car to go pick up Aiden (I having just told my grandma we would leave in about 5 mins.) the battery was dead. We had been listening to the radio while we cleaned and I guess that just ran the juice out. I tried calling my grandpa for a jump start but they weren’t answering their phone. Thankfully my aunt and uncle live just around the corner from the storage unit and so my uncle came to jump start our car. THANK YOU SO MUCH PAUL! After that craziness Aiden had a nap and then we went to eat at Red Robin to use Brandon’s birthday coupon. I had pulled pork and garlic parmesan fries and Brandon had the chili chili burger. Aiden enjoyed bites of both of our food. We also had to run and pick up ice cream and dessert for Brandon’s birthday celebration today. As well as some easter basket fillings for Aiden. I am excited to be officially starting our family traditions this year! 🙂
So last night Aiden went bed with 5 teeth and this morning he woke up with 6 teeth! It has been bulging and trying to come through the gums for probably the last 4 weeks. Thank goodness it finally broke through Aiden’s gums. This morning we went to the baby blessing of my cousins daughter Evelyn. Then we picked up a less expensive rental car to use until Monday and in just a little bit we will be celebrating Brandon’s birthday. We hope that everyone is having a good week. Thanks for reading!
