Busy Times.

Over the last week or so:

• We bought a new Honda Accord.  We don’t actually have it yet, but we should get it mid-next week.
• We set the wheels in motion to buy out our Toyota minivan.  Need to make monthly payment room for the Accord!  The lease was up, so that was the plan anyway.
• We took the old Mazda to the shop to get aligned and found that THEY CAN’T!  The parts store gave me a rack that was TOO LONG.   I’m sorry, but I’m DONE with that car — though I feel horribly guilty about it — it’s just not worth it for a car that will only be driven for month.  Dylan gets my Civic anyway.
• I found out I’m going to Santa Barbara this next week.  Just a quick 4 day jaunt to see a consultant, but I really like it there.  You can just imagine the movie stars walking up the beach, paparazzi it tow…
• The day after I get back from Santa Barbara, I’m off to Beijing, China for about a week.  I only found out yesterday, started getting a visa and only discovered today WHY I’m going.  The original plan was to fly there on July 31 and back on August 4, but I’m taking an extra two days to see the sights.

There was all that AND the usual minutia full of sick cats, injured children, buying Flames Season tickets and HOT nights full of everything BUT sleep.  Next week will be the real pain, SB on Sunday, home Wednesday, pick up car Thursday, Beijing Friday, jet lag until I get back followed by more jet lag.

AND of course I wanted to be here when Dylan gets back from New Zealand (on the August 2nd), but we’ll probably be crossing opposite directions across the Pacific instead.  Sigh.  I feel guilty about that one too.