I have to Confess

Okay, Uncle, I give. What have I done? Okay, I confess, I did use an entire quart of Huckleberries for a pie. I know Grandfather would never forgive me. I was a Grandchild of E. G. Foster. I did not use all huckleberries. I used other berries okay. I realize that each quart is to be used to make 12 quarts of jam or jelly. I think I was 25 before I realized there were "berries" in huckleberry syrup. I thought it was just some color. When I found a berry, I thought there was a bug. Huckleberries were more precious than gold. Never, never in my grandfather's life did he make a pie just out of Huckleberries.

Okay, I am 350 miles beyond my oil change. Okay, I had the bikes worked on so we could maybe get out in a low impact way. Okay, I worked on organizing M-E's medical bills in a new way and bought some office supplies. (Medical bills should only be sorted into hot pink filing crates.) Okay, I have not washed the car in a couple of weeks, I was going to before we went to Eugene.

Okay, so I did not totally recycle the compost. I have thrown a few things in the garbage that could have gone to one of the three or four approved Seattle Garbage receptacles in the back yard. Okay, I have been "JUST" looking on E-Bay. Okay, I have been making some bad Southern Republican remarks recently. Okay, I have been known to watch useless TV and am reading a mindless book. Okay, I did buy a bed that is so high and comfortable that once in it, I can not get out nor do I want to. Okay, so I took my daughter two days in a row to the good sushi place. Okay, I did call the fellow at 7:30 on Sunday morning to discuss hives. I think that is it.

BUT ENOUGHT IS ENOUGH. None of my sins rises to being subjected to the "Sally your car has some problems. I am not sure what your situation might be, whether you want to fix them or maybe get a new car" phone call.

Yes, I took my car for rotation and there was the problem of the separated sidewall bands. Then the window did not roll up so I took it to the dealer and had the 120,000 mile service. Oh, yes, then the call. Oil sensors, CV boots, rear struts.............. The good news, they will be giving me a complimentary car wash.

So here is my advice. Never, ever,ever, never, under any circumstances discuss , never, ever, any thing you bought for the house or the yard. Plain and simple, the car gets jelouse and its CV boots go out.