This weekend didn't quite go as planned. We got our new car which was awesome. It was another process in itself just to get home with it!
We all went in on Wednesday evening at 6:00 (they are open till 9:00 pm, crazy, I know) and I think Colin finally came home with it at 8:00. Aberly and I went home in the meantime to get her ready for bed. Basically, we had to wait for confirmation and check copies via fax from the finance company that the car would be paid for which took awhile. Colin also had to post date and pre-sign 48 checks for our 4-year loan. Instead of doing a electronic withdrawal, the finance company holds a check for each monthly payment on your loan and cashes it the month it's due. Seems cumbersome, but that's how they do it. And in the middle of being there, their evening prayer time came so they all stopped working, put down their prayer mats and did their ritual prayers. It was actually pretty neat to see.
Okay, so technically, that part of our weekend went as planned. After that, it didn't. We spent the weekend pretty much inside. Aberly picked up a bug somewhere and woke up sick on Saturday with a very mucousy and barky cough. We think it may have been croup, but since we didn't go to the doctor, we are going off an internet diagnosis. Poor thing did not feel good and didn't sleep well due to the coughing. Neither did we. We spent a lot of time watching Elmo videos online and reading books. She really wanted to play but any minor bump or frustration lead to a meltdown. Luckily, she was on the upswing on Friday evening and we got to do a quick trip down to the beach to run in the water, which she really enjoyed.
Luckily, she is on the upswing now. She is still coughing but clearly feels good again. Unluckily, Colin and I have picked up her bug. Colin started this morning coughing and is feel achy tonight. I started coughing this afternoon so I imagine I'll wake up feeling sick. Lovely.
We all went in on Wednesday evening at 6:00 (they are open till 9:00 pm, crazy, I know) and I think Colin finally came home with it at 8:00. Aberly and I went home in the meantime to get her ready for bed. Basically, we had to wait for confirmation and check copies via fax from the finance company that the car would be paid for which took awhile. Colin also had to post date and pre-sign 48 checks for our 4-year loan. Instead of doing a electronic withdrawal, the finance company holds a check for each monthly payment on your loan and cashes it the month it's due. Seems cumbersome, but that's how they do it. And in the middle of being there, their evening prayer time came so they all stopped working, put down their prayer mats and did their ritual prayers. It was actually pretty neat to see.
Okay, so technically, that part of our weekend went as planned. After that, it didn't. We spent the weekend pretty much inside. Aberly picked up a bug somewhere and woke up sick on Saturday with a very mucousy and barky cough. We think it may have been croup, but since we didn't go to the doctor, we are going off an internet diagnosis. Poor thing did not feel good and didn't sleep well due to the coughing. Neither did we. We spent a lot of time watching Elmo videos online and reading books. She really wanted to play but any minor bump or frustration lead to a meltdown. Luckily, she was on the upswing on Friday evening and we got to do a quick trip down to the beach to run in the water, which she really enjoyed.
Luckily, she is on the upswing now. She is still coughing but clearly feels good again. Unluckily, Colin and I have picked up her bug. Colin started this morning coughing and is feel achy tonight. I started coughing this afternoon so I imagine I'll wake up feeling sick. Lovely.
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