Mazda CX-5

Bit the bullet and finally took that trip to Mazda for a test drive yesterday. We liked the drive and came home with a CX-5. 

I have to admit that the color we got - Deep Blue Mica - wasn't my first choice but I am liking it more and more and in fact, after having had it overnight, I cannot imagine having it in another color. This is good.

The husband still has to go back to the dealership today to sign the power of attorney for the trade in (the Tribeca we traded in was under the husband's name).

Reminder for our future selves, if we get into a similar situation again: need to have power of attorney when trading in someone else's vehicle and they are not around. We went through the same difficulties when the husband traded my car to purchase his car but we've forgotten about this requirement and as it turns out, when we called to ask what we needed to bring, no one thought of this either. We asked about requirements again after we'd done the test drive (husband, Swe-cha and I) because husband and Swe-cha were leaving for home and I'm staying to complete the paperwork and we were told we were good. 

It wasn't until around 10 minutes after the husband had left when the guy comes back and says "oh, finance says we do need your husband to sign a POA". 

"Too late, he left already."

"Can he come back later ?"

"Did you see how our kid was ? He was already teary-eyed. Being here for 3 hrs was really his limit and now that he's home, there's no dragging that kid out again. Not today. We went through this a few years ago when my husband traded in my car for his, I never stepped foot in the dealership. i don't remember how but they made it happen."

"Sorry about this, don't worry about this. We'll make this happen." 

... and so they did.

P.s. Husband says that this situation shouldn't happen in the future because my car is now in my name and his car is in his name and when either one needs to be replaced, the one trading it in is also the same person who owns it. 

Frustration

The definition of FRUSTRATION:

It's what one feels when you wake up in the morning to discover that just after taking out the recycling the night before, someone in the household had consumed a can of soda and finished up the last sheets in a box of Kleenex facial tissues and left said empty box on the dining table and empty can of soda in the sink. 

Yes, hindi nilabas. 

Thankfully, one of the things I've learned in life (and 14 years of marriage) is that this isn't a big deal. I just raise an eyebrow and perhaps, shake my head, but nothing more than that. 

Leaf blower

So we've had our leaf blower for almost as long as we've lived in this home and while we haven't really ever used it for what it was originally meant for - blowing leaves - we've used it for lots of other things.

When we were setting up the master bedroom, the husband used it to blow dust off from the baseboard heaters.

When we were cleaning up the garage last year, we used it to blow (aka "sweep") dust / dirt off of the garage floor.

And yesterday, the husband suggested I use it to clean the Tribeca's interior.

It's interested how much dirt is still left, even after you've already run a vacuum cleaner over everything. At some point, I pointed that leaf blower towards the hinge of the rear seat console table (for drinks) and poof, lots of fries came out. I wouldn't be surprised if there were enough to fill that happy-meal-sized fries container. 

While we were at it, the husband finished his work day and came out to clean out his WRX's interior as well. When he was done, he ran the leaf blower over the exterior of the cars. The cars still need to be washed but at least there were no more petals / leaves sticking to them. 

Grapes & Laundry

Swe-cha has been doing his own laundry for the 2nd week now. Still supervising him with how much soap to put in and the dryer settings, but so far so good.

Meanwhile, he's also been washing his own grapes now before he eats them. Today, he rinsed his grapes and asked for salt (we soak it in salt water), he asked:

Sean: "how long do I soak it for ?"

I told him 10 minutes and he took a timer and set it for 10 minutes.

Was pleasantly surprised that he asked. I expected him to not say anything and just wait for me to give him the signal.

Ant

 Last night, I was laying in bed on my stomach, watching my drama on the tablet.

Swe-cha, meanwhile, was sort of laying on top of me and kept fiddling with my ponytail, moving it back and forth. 

Curious, I asked him what he was doing with my hair.

Swe-cha: "What to do when there is an ant on your mother's shirt ?"

Haha.  So that was it.

I asked him to catch it and squish it but he refused. He eventually got a tissue and swiped at it.