crazy weekend!

Our winter weekends are normally spent lounging around and video chatting with my family. Not much usually happens, but last weekend was definitely an exception! It went something like this:

Saturday - went to the Central Market, bought a new mattress on the way home (we needed a new one badly), went back out later in the afternoon to get a new processor for Darren's PC, got back in Darren's 1991 Nissan Pintara station wagon and it wouldn't start. We called the RAA who sent a guy to diagnose the problem. All he could tell us was that he couldn't get us back on the road and it was probably an electrical part. He asked if we wanted a tow truck, we said yes, he said he would arrange it, then he took off without telling us what was happening. Luckily the tow truck arrived shortly and we had it towed to Sam's Auto Electrical but they were closed for the weekend so we left it there to be worked on on Monday.

Sunday - video chatted with my mom and dad, had some new slats cut at the local hardware store to add some support under our bed, relaxed and eventually went to sleep on our crappy mattress. About 4am that night/Monday morning, Darren was in the bathroom and woke me up saying his nose was bleeding badly. He had knocked off a scab from his surgery and blood was going everywhere. All I knew to tell him was what they taught me in first aid training: lean forward and keep pressure on it. So he did that but it kept starting up again. It was pretty scary and I made it worse because soon after I jumped out of bed and started cleaning up the blood, I got really dizzy and almost passed out. I had to lay down while Darren dealt with his nosebleed. Not very much support am I? So it finally stopped but needless to say, neither of us got much sleep that night.

Monday - we both stayed home from work, but didn't get much rest that day either. We had to take the keys to the mechanic so they could figure out what was wrong with the car. Our new latex bed (no springs and 10 year guarantee, yay!) finally arrived late in the afternoon. Here's Phil exploring new territory while we waited for the delivery guys to show up...



We picked up the car in the early evening. Turns out it was the central computer. Not cheap to replace, but at least they gave us a 12 month guarantee on it. We also had them fix the cigarette lighter (for charging stuff) and the rear windshield wiper while they were at it so now we just need a new driver's seat and a towbar and it'll be good as new.

Hopefully this coming weekend will be a lot more peaceful!