Omg, try this for fun.

List a car on Facebook for $1000.  Hahaha.  Don't do it.  63 inquiries.  With questions.  Lots and lots and lots of questions.  It sold to the 1st guy that made it here.  Fei's car.  It has 292000 kms.  Needs a new muffler and the fan belt squeals.  Still a nice zippy drive but she's not so pretty anymore.  That was just WAY more intense than I could have ever expected. Also, I'm fairly certain we sold it to a car lot.  They were nice and easy to deal with though.  

We listed the 5th wheel, Eric's ktm and the convertible as well.  All got inquiries but they weren't a frenzy.  

So, I despise selling things.  This is torture for me.  

On the more positive side of things.  We took pictures of Fei's car.  Listed it.  Cleaned it.  Sold it.  Transfered her the money in 5 hours. She didn't even know this was going to happen. My Jeep had it's mechanical fix today and it was less $ than expected.  All things to be fixed are done.  Onto just making her pretty now.

We got a call about Luk's autism assessment with Sunnyhill which means he's close.  

We got an appointment for a vision clinic for Kai at Children's.  Mid Oct.  Not to check eye health but his functioning vision, field of vision etc.  He had it done 5 years ago.  Supposed to be done every 3, but covid and backlog.  It's in the afternoon so we can go in the morning and come back same day.

Disappointing Day

Kai pulled it together and miraculously stopped sniffling.  So we stopped at Bridal Falls to do the hike.  It was a great trail but a bit too steep.  

The views through Manning Park are amazing.  We checked out another campsite.  Then onto Princeton.  We went to look at a Trailmanor.  We had the bank draft and deal negotiated.  We packed camping gear and fully expected to be dragging it home and camping in it today.  It was even lovlier than hoped for inside.  Spotlessly clean. Everything works. However, it just didn't come down and back up as easily as Eric would have preferred. So we said no.

Then we debated hotel, dinner out and find something to do tomorrow or just come home. We finally changed our ferry reservation and are waiting on the 7 to Victoria.  When I suggested hotel in Abbotsford and Spaghetti Factory for dinner with a Sunday Ikea trip he was all keen but when I suggested the zoo in Abbotsford he thought home tonight was a better plan.  Haha.  

A picnic lunch overlooking the Princeton Valley.  

Kai's displeasure started up the second he was done eating.  After we looked at the trailer the boys and I napped.  We're all in a better mood now. 

It was great having a cooler fully packed.  We ate well today.  The drive has been lovely and we will get a whole day at home tomorrow.

Lili had her own adventure today.  Her friend Devon has his pilots license and is a part of a flying club so he took her up for 45 minutes today.  She absolutely loved it!

Rocky Start

One boy happy about an adventure.  One just super annoyed about life in general and definitely not having fun.

Kai has a sniffle.  Freaking 1st week back to school.  Every year.  He always gets something!  I wish the stupid, freaking pandemic had taught people about caring for others.  I have strong evil thoughts about parents sending their kids to school when they're sick.  

Kai has zero clue or ability about how to blow his nose.  He refuses to even try anymore.  He is quite literally an infant when it comes to a runny nose.  So he's in the car making icky breathing, snuffely noises and it's making me absolutely nuts.  Eric and Luk are also annoyed but not being as vocal as I am.  

He's 12.  It's TIME for him to figure something out.  So, he's been told today that as long as he is being continually gross and rude I will be talking to him about how and when to use a kleenex. I mean, I have hours in the car with him so that's the mission.  Pray for us.

As well as having a sniffle we got him up at 3:00am so he's just in general refusing to be cooperative.  He decided he wanted to sit sideways in the car today with no seatbelt strap on so now we have to turn to look at him constantly.  That's a new one. He also was mad that there was a new Disney movie to watch in the car.  Encanto.  Apparently he doesn't like it.  He said he was just planning to look out the window except it was dark.  Haha.  We're making the boys switch seats so I can keep a better eye on Kai.

We know he travels poorly and yet I am still always so hopeful and then so disappointed at how much disruption he creates in his attempt to let us know he's unhappy.

I despise the idea of respite care but honestly it's maybe time to reconsider. Right this second it would be so much nicer to be having fun with the kid who wants to be here getting to do the cool things.

A Wrangler Playdate.

Eric and I ran errands today and we found these two parked together, we joined them so the Jeeps could have a playdate ;)

Lili has my red Jeep and the van is fully packed so we took the Wrangler.  It's not equipped and we had no bags at Walmart.  I refuse to buy more.  So we loaded it all in the back and packed it into the house item by item.  Yeesh.  

Eric, the boys and I are off on an impromptu road trip tomorrow.  Very exciting.  We're booked on the 5:15am ferry.  

Key found!

This morning we took Lili's car for her to B & H Tire in Chemainus to redeem my $150 raffle win.  I brought the Jeep to pick up Eric and we had the tire guy come and check things out.  The tires are in great shape and we're good to keep them but we made an appointment to get tire sensors installed on them so the tire sensor in the dash will quit screaming at me.  

Then we went to the bakery for breakfast.  Pot pie to share :)  I emptied the front pocket of my purse to find the pills I'd shoved in there on my way out the door.  And....the old ladybug key was in there!  Eric did give it back, he just forgot that he did.  Or worse, he gave it to me and I shoved it in there and I forgot.  

Let's hope we forget things because we're too busy in general versus dementia.  

The new side step rails are fabulous!

I wanted to pretty up the plain black car seat covers so it was decided an embroidered applique would work.  That was a long rabbit hole on the internet searching the zillion options.  I had a dozen or so in my cart.  The family voted this one because he's adorable.  

This is a picture of Lili with her friend Cole.  Who was dressed as a penis on campus promoting consent.  This is definitely a proud parent moment.  Haha.  

Holidays

After being on holiday all summer I'm ready for our January holiday.  This is a picture of our ship in Puerto Vallarta.  Can't wait.

The Weird Joy

When you open the door hoping to find Eric at home so you can have your morning hot tub soak together but instead you see that the Jeep running boards you ordered Tuesday have arrived!