May 12, 2008 – 3:15 pm
Over the past few months we have had to deal with a number of mini projects along the way. A lot have been rather stressful.
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Our lawyer told Stacy that she needed to get a new car. There was a lot of stuff going on then but we dropped everything to look. Luckily it only took two weekends of us looking to land her a new car. She bought a 2009 Toyota Matrix at Annapolis one weekend.
Also, Stacy needed to buy a new computer for school. She bought a new Mac Laptop from the Mac store in the Annapolis Mall.
Date Started: Feb 16, 2008
Estimated Time: 1 weekend
Actual Time: 2 weekends
Players Involved: Brian, me, Stacy
Status Of This Project: Completed (Stacy has a new car and a new computer)
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Another mini project we have had to deal with is selling Dad’s 2007 Dodge Charger. It’s a lime green, Daytona special edition Charger with very low milage. Dad only bought it in October 2007 and it only has 2,700 miles on it. Unloading this thing has been a challenge and we have yet to do it.
We have tried to put it on eBay with no luck. We also gave a stab at Ultimate Garage in Rockville, but no bites as they were not interested. We are only trying to get what Dad owes on it but with the economy being so bad, no one is exactly running out to buy one. All we ask is around $30,000 for it. It’s basically brand new! This car has been quite a headache so far. I have gotten offers of $24,000 but, alas, we owe quite a bit on it.
Maybe when the economy rebounds we can get this off our hands. But, this project has gotten pushed down due to other projects and the inability to sell the thing. It really is a nice car.
Date Started: Feb 2008
Estimated Time: 2 months
Actual Time: TBD
Players Involved: Brian, me, lawyer
Status Of This Project: On Hold (but always willing to talk about it)
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About three weeks after my Dad died, two guys in a pick up truck came up to the house one weekend and freaked us out. I didn’t know who they were but when the one guy said they were Ms Pat’s son, I knew. They were honest and sorry that they came up unannounced. However, it did freak us out. It happened again as we were leaving about a month ago, two guys drove up wanting to look at cars. That was it. We put up a gate the next weekend so no one can go up to the house. It’s a very strong gate with a chain. We painted it yellow and put up a no trespassing sign. This project had to be done.
Date Started: Apr 27, 2008
Estimated Time: 1 weekend
Actual Time: 1 weekend
Players Involved: Brian, me, Curtis, Uncle George, Ryan
Status Of This Project: Completed
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