Yo ho all,
Another Zach-less weekend for us. Zack stayed up till 2 am Friday morning
installing systems in 2 BIG pickups (Zack's supplier shipped things late),
then tried to wake up at 5 am to catch a ride to a wedding in Iowa
(girlfriend Jessica's sister). He figured his alarm might have a hard time
waking him up, so he turned it up loud, left his overhead light on, and set
it for 1/2 hour early. Slept right through it. So his ride calls up at
5:15, he has 15 minutes to gather his stuff and get to where the rented limo
is leaving at precisely 5:30. I rode with him so I could drive the car
back. Made it with 1 minutes to spare ... we have a fast car. I just kept
my eyes closed and pretended I was asleep.
Nick and Laurie made it back from their Madison and Chicago University
tours. Nick's conclusion: 'Yep, they seem like universities'. He drove
part of the way, so got some good highway experience in.
Nick now has a 7 am college calculus class, which is 30 minutes before his
bus would get there. So Zack, Laurie, and myself have been taking turns
driving him there. Zack likes it because it earns him a 'white car' day.
We will probably end up getting a 3rd car, so Nick can drive himself. Zack
is lobbying heavily for a car with a clutch, but if we do get a 3rd car, it
will likely be a beater, so he will have to choose between driving a cool
fast automatic and a beater manual. He says a manual beats an auto in any
form. We shall see.
Zack had been saving up money for his crotch rocket (motorcycle) fund.
Putting it in a one way bottle, so money could get in, but not out. He had
a pretty good sum saved up there for a while. Made us proud that he could
save money, but scare of what he could get with it. Then some girlfriend
anniversary came up (I think the 10th month one ... they seem to happen once
a month) and a dinner and a movie deals was had. Once the money discovered
how to get out of the bottle, it disappeared pretty quick. Like letting
the genie was out of the bottle. At least we don't have to worry about a
motorcycle in the near term.
Bruce
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