Oil, Anyone?

After a couple of schedule changes, I finally was able to arrange to get my oil changed in Brownsburg today.  I got more than I bargained for!  KB9RDO is a dear friend who has taken care of my car, with the exception of one deal, since I got the vehicle.  Today, he changed the oil, put in a new oil filter, rotated the tires, and put in a new "cab filter" because the one I had (that I didn't even know I had!) was plugged up with weeds and leaves and junk.  Mike is my Car Conscience.  He keeps gigging me about things that need to be done.  I need that.  Thanks, Mike!  Meanwhile, as he was servicing the car (on his day off, I might add), I put child booster seats together and got them in the vehicle.  Robin and Ryan had both well outgrown the seats that I had.  Hope this works until they are big enough/old enough to ride in the car without them. 

I just finished baking a little guy's birthday cake.  We are celebrating his birthday tomorrow, although his actual birthday isn't until Tuesday.  Ryan will be 4 years old.  We will go to his Heffelman grandparents' for the party.  God bless Grandma Judy--she had a family funeral to attend to...then her sister, who was there for the funeral, fainted and had to be hospitalized for observation.  And now the family party tomorrow...  She is such a special person!  (Meg asked, "What is it about people visiting sisters and getting sick?"  Since it happened to me, I think she's spooked!)

You know, life is complicated.  Relationships and circumstances change, but people don't.  We have tried to keep things normal for the children.  I think it helps them.  They know that we are all here for them.  The ONLY thing that has changed is that Mommy and Daddy don't live together anymore.  That's tough enough!

I am annoyed that the stores are filled with Christmas stuff and Christmas music.  I'm sorry, but I'm not ready to hear/see that yet.  We are living day-to-day here.  We just got over Halloween, for Pete's sake! 

Time to go decorate a birthday cake.  Ciao!