Things are looking up.

Both cars are in the shop, total for katie's is 328, mine is around 330. Not too bad, considering we didnt really know what was wrong with katie's and we thought mine was a lost cause. Katie has some of the money to pay for hers, and we will cover the rest. Im so happy we took the cars to CP's place, they told us that some of the things that brakesplus told us about Katie's car were not true. She didnt need anywhere near all the repairs they recommended. What a bunch o' creeps. I hate not having someone to trust to work on my car, but now we do..and Im soo happy!

So now I will have to facilitate insurance on the Taurus and get it registered asap. This week is full of errands that need to be done. I have to go back up to Front Range and fill out another form and pick up another class. I wasn't taking enough to get financial aid. Red Tape! Red Tape! does it ever end?

Mark is selling cars at a nice Toyota dealership in town. He's been in training for a couple of weeks, and got "on the floor" 4 days ago. He's already sold 3 brand new cars! He is on salary the first month, to "get his feet wet" but he is going to try to get on commission sooner, because he would be making a lot more money. He's a great salesman, and people love his accent. I think this could be really good for him, for a while..or for a long time. In any case, it's giving us the funds we need to get all these niggly problems fixed. Yay. The books are enough to pay rent and bills and keep us standing still, but there's never any extra for things like car repairs and such. Im so glad he's found something profitable that he likes doing.

Dy will be here tonight, to stay for a couple of days. She's going to Emma's Kg orientation, and to see her off on her first day. It'll be great fun. Now I just need to tidy the house for company, and we'll be good to go.