Liam made a new friend this week:
He was clearly irresistible.
It's been an interesting week. About a month ago, John and I sold our old Honda Accord and bought a brand new 2009 Mazda 5. It's great, like a mini-minivan. It seats six, has sliding doors, and (get this!) a cd player. Sure, most of the country has moved on to things like moving pictures and mp3 players, but we feel so lucky to not have our cassette with portable cd player, wires, and batteries hanging all over the car...
It's been all well and good, but right before Megan and Steve came to visit last week, I got an oil change. Silly me, I thought we could save twenty bucks and go to the Jiffy Lube. They were nice enough and got us out of there without a problem (or so I thought). The next day our oil light went on and starting flashing. Very very long story short, Jiffy Lube had put back the pieces wrong.
The replaced the oil plug wrong, covering the engine "from stem to stern" in oil. Blah blah blah and some more car jargon later, the cam timer seized and the Mazda dealership decided that our engine was "condemned".
Our new car's engine needed to be replaced. So we started to look into Jiffy Lube.
We were blown away that this could happen. Our brand new car! It was absolutely paralyzing.
So we were dealing with Jiffy Lube and the Mazda dealership all week trying to figure out the damage and have it taken care of. It's been a headache to say the least. Jiffy Lube, probably due to all of this bad press, had complied. They paid for a rental car and will pay for tests, potential repairs, and anything else we need. Hopefully this will include spa trips, massages, and paid date nights for the next year.
Lesson learned -- Don't Go To JIFFY LUBE.
Aside from all of the headache, we had a great week. Little man is getting better at walking and climbing! He tries to get his little stubby leg up to hoist himself up on anything, from the coffee table to the kitchen chairs. So far, he hasn't been successful, but we're extra cautious now.
His appetite has doubled so we're expecting a growth spurt anytime now. He is eating a lot more finger food and less pureed cubes (finally an end to the blending is in sight!). We could probably buy stock in Cascadian Farms veggies after this week.
We also went to my cousin Joe's wedding this weekend in Saint Charles, Illinois. It was a blast seeing all of the family, we so rarely see them now.
Liam stayed up until 9:30 and had a fun eating puffs and grapes on white linens. Great Uncle Gregg showed him how to dance, and Uncle Dylan was kind enough to teach him how to take shots and swear.
A great end to a crazy time and we're all crossing our fingers for a break for a while. C'mon, universe!
Much love, more (good stories, about cotton candy and unicorns) next week!
Love ya'll!
