Already?

Well we're into a new year! I don't know that I am ready for it yet. I still have plans for the summer of 2010.

Huh. Now that I think about it, I am still working on things that were planned before that. In fact, I am so far behind I wouldn't be able to know which year I originally planned to do things if it wasn't for the receipts! Do you know what I am talking about? Let me illustrate...

Last Thursday, December 30th, I finally got around to putting new brake shoes on Karen's Honda (I noticed we were at 97,000 miles and it still had the original brakes). I knew that I had purchased them so that I could change them at my convenience. I looked around the shop for less than 30 seconds when I spotted them sitting right at the edge of the workbench waiting to be installed.
I pulled her car in, jacked up the front end and pulled the front tires. It didn't take long to remove the old shoes. However, when I went to install the new ones, I noticed that they were a different size. Huh, I'd bought brakes for a V6 but we owned a 4 cylinder. I guess that makes a difference in the brakes.

Fortunately, thinking ahead, I had left the receipt in the box! As I was thinking about making a quick trip in to town in order to make an exchange, a check of the receipt told me where I had made the purchase.

That check of the receipt also let me know where I was on my "to do" list. In other words, it had a date of purchase on it.

Since our car had no tires or brakes, I decided to take the motorcycle to town. It does better on fuel anyway. Besides, it was the last opportunity I would have to drive it in 2010. With such great weather Emily decided to come along...


Oh, did I mention the date on the receipt?

3-12-2009

I told you I wasn't ready for 2011!