Viruses, car trouble, and the wrong tank- Oh My!

What a week! First Daniel caught a virus, then he gave it to me. I haven't been this sick in a long time. It turns out we both have ear infections in both ears and a hacking cough. OUCH!

Our computer also became infected with a virus. Don't computer hackers have anything better to do? What a nuisance! We are still fighting that one.

My old Honda now belongs to Welles, and it would not start last week when he was taking Daniel to school. Turns out it needed a tune-up. However, when we went to pick it up, Welles noticed that the tires were completely bald on the inside! So, a tune-up and two new tires should hold us over for a little longer on the Honda.

Now for the story about the wrong tank. Long story short, it is time for our septic tank to be pumped. I called and made an appointment. A company came out and pumped - THE WRONG TANK! Apparently our house has two and one is only connected to the washing machine. I explained to the dispatcher over the phone that there were two tanks. She hurriedly said, "we have a map - we pumped it in 2005..." I said OK b/c they pumped the correct tank in 2005, so what was I to know? Now there is a dispute--they want us to pay for the tank that was pumped and will give us a measly 20% off to pump the "correct" tank. I don't think so. We'll let you know how that goes. If you want to know which septic company in Birmingham NOT to use, call me.

In the meantime, to avoid the drama we experienced last week, I think we will plan to stay in the house the second week in June next year!