Sigh, Updated

Need a new transmission.  For a 10 year old vehicle with +150,000 miles on it.  It may be time to euthanize.

Update:  Refreshing honesty  from the guy who would make money if he did the repairs/replace - don't.  The cost verses the worth of the vehicle isn't worth it.  It's still drivable, but has no overdrive.  It will pass inspection.  Don't be jumping out in front of traffic.  Don't be doing serious mountain driving.  Next year, when I have access to my money pot without the severe tax implications of this year, deal with it.

Odds and Ends

Text from daughter:

11:35:  hear suspicious sound emanating from baby.  Discover major poop blowout.  Take 15 min to clean fallout.   11:50:  lift baby to put on clean outfit and feel tell-tale warmth on butt.  Change diaper again and dress baby.  12:05  Baby becomes fussy.  Discover pee leak-out.  Change diaper and outfit again....

That seems to be my daughter's life right now.  I had forgotten how much a parent's life revolved around a baby's butt...

And back here in Grandma's land the other shoe has dropped:  the furloughs the agency was dodging have proved to be unavoidable and the paycheck is going to shrink painfully each payday for a while. Fa.  Guess that takes care of the kayak I was looking at.   I can use an occasional day off but having the money to do something would be nice.