Lizzy McFly

Oh the joys of vehicle ownership, as we all know.  I mentioned there was a tad of a problem with my plane a little over a week ago.  It turns out that I need to replace Vyctor’s alternator and voltage regulator.  Ugh!!!!  Oh well, what more can go wrong.  Wait – I know!  I could go to my little mother’s house on Sunday to spend some time with her for Mother’s Day.  It was a very nice visit.  However, when I walked outside to get into my car, I noticed this massive tear in my tire tread.  In the seam close to the hubcap, there was a very deep rip that went almost half way around the tire.  You could actually look into the tire – I have no idea how it didn’t blow!  I called Costco to see if I could come in, thinking it was one of the tires I purchased from them last year.  We dropped off the car, walked across the street to the Fairview Mall, then got a call from the Tire Centre.  It wasn’t the tire I bought from them last year – it was one of the originals (it’s a 2009).  Ugh, so there’s almost $400.  I figured I might as well get her an oil change while she was up in the stirrups.  Ok, so in the last week, I’ve had to replace a couple very expensive airplane bits on Vyctor, which includes two skylights, plus new car tires and I had to pick up my MS med from the pharmacy today, for a wonderful $2800.  Oh well!  What can you do!  Here’s my cute plane all naked and vulnerable:

Poor little dude!  Fortunately, something good came out of this weekend, besides visiting little Jan for Mother’s Day.  I have acquired a new family member.  You may remember that recently, I adopted the gecko Peanut – please meet Zim, the Leopard Gecko!

Mike’s sister and brother-in-law have had this adorable little fella for the last seven years. He’s a desert-type gecko, unlike Peanut who is tropical.  So, this little guy needs sand and boring things (no joyous greenery and fun-stuff.)  He has been introduced to each of the kitties:

So far, so good!  Mike and I have kinda upgraded his aquarium, which the kitties love checking out:

Since it’s more of a vertical tank, we though we would make some adjustment to give him a little more room to frolic.  Here’s the construction phase:

Then the final product:

I think he’s happy!  He’s still a tad skittish but he’s in a new home with four hairless freaks.

Today’s symptoms: I’ve felt pretty good for the last three days.  This never happens!  It’s been absolutely amazing.  I would give anything to feel this good (like a normal person!) all of the time.  Hope it stays around a bit longer.  If not, at least I’ve had this amazing experience!