Sniffle...

Well, the pimp-mobile is done. The question of when to repaint is moot. The car has transmission disease. I have to shop for real now. Ugh. I test drove a hybrid Altima yesterday. The main salesman was nice - a sports photographer! - but the brought over the big guns hard sell guy immediately after the test drive. Definite turn-off. Pal, if I tell you I pay cash and you do not have to worry about a default, I call the shots. But I played nice-nice because I knew their efforts to sucker this gal into walking out with a new car immediately was not going to work.

I really like the Mini Cooper and the Clubman gives me the room I need, especially to transport stuff for work. But I really want a hybrid. I'm not a lead foot anyway. I am the little poky in the right lane never going over 65mph. Yeah, my own students have probably ridden my tail on route 46 or 80 at some point. But, even though I paid for my first and only car with my own money, momma called the shots and I had to get the car she approved of. Now I am torn. Yikes!

Gardening report...

• something keeps pulling out my amaranth seedlings...who is it?!? I must catch the demon!
• two watermelon seedlings...some more tomato seedlings
• okra is struggling but the spinach and basil will hopefully make it
• the pool is sparkling and the ladder is ready to be put in...11 mosquito bites in the last ten minutes of cleaning it Monday night...it's like I have a target on my back...either that or they set up the mosquito sattelite station to pick up my exact location at all times of the day...does this count as garden? sure, it's in the backyard...
  
• the stick I planted as support for the raspberries has become a nice tree and I love the way it drapes over the pool yet does not shade it...almost tropical...I can at least pretend I live in a warmer climate...

Have to bring many school cameras to be repaired. Repair shop: Paramus. My home: Morris County, NOWHERE near Paramus. Me: no car. Looks like I will have to endure a long distance ride with mom. I will just bring a book to read and put tape over my mouth.