\nGuess whose car has a ‘check engine soon’ light on the dash again? Didja guess me? You win a lollipop! This makes the fourth time in a month the car will go to the mechanic, and it is still<\/i> doing the same thing it was the first time. This time, I’m going to get a mechanic to sit in the car with me so that I can verify that yes, they can feel it doing what I say it’s doing. This is just crazy-go-nuts.<\/p>\n
Lest anyone think this guy’s just trying to soak me, they haven’t asked for any money since the initial fix – which did cost nearly a thousand dollars. I think they just genuinely have not figured out what it’s doing, which feels and sounds very fuel-related to me.<\/p>\n
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Knitting-wise, the hot water bottle cozy is nearly done. Looks like a sweater for a Pomeranian, doesn’t it? This is for my daughter, who sleeps with a hot water bottle every night, regardless of how warm the weather is. That’s Mama’s Little Weirdo.<\/p>\n
A note came home from her teacher today. Apparently my daughter had a huge screaming fit during math this morning. This is a major issue, but I can’t help but feel that if her former teacher were back, things would have gone better. I think the substitute (regular teacher went out on maternity late last month) makes allowances for her behavior, but doesn’t try to get to the root of it. As long as she’s treating the symptom and not the cause, it won’t get better. It’s frustrating. We’ve met for my daughter’s IEP (individual educational plan) and talked then, and I’m also sending a note suggesting strategies, but I don’t know that it’ll help. Fortunately there are less than two weeks of school left. We’ll continue to work on staying calm over the summer. It’s just tough to remember to use words in stressful situations when trying to use words is one of the things that creates more stress.
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\nNot much exciting going on in the world of knitting, really, as I attempt to wind up some unfinished projects and plow through the Jayne hats. My budget tells me I need to keep up my yarn diet anyway, so finishing old projects is a smart idea. The Jayne hat wait is still down below a month. That makes me breathe easier – when the queue was up to 40 hats and eight weeks, I always thought, “what if I broke my hand tomorrow? I’d be done for.”<\/p>\n
In Dragonrealms<\/a>, weddings proceed, and other projects also proceed. I could tell you more, but then I’d have to kill you.<\/p>\n