3 Good News items :-)

# 1 - When Byron had brought me home from their house back on New Years Eve, it had taken us over an hour and a half longer than it normally does, due to car problems. Sometimes his car would shift and run fine, other times it totally would not! Frustrating!!! Yes, we were on the highway where usually you don't have to shift gears that often, but the way it was running, we had no other choice. Drive along for awhile not doing too bad, then suddenly, of it's own accord, the car would lag and you'd be going along with the flashers on, praying the semi quickly approaching behind you would be able to get around you and not hate you forever. It was bad.
     The guys tried some different things, but ended up sending Byron back home via the train. His car has been here ever since. The guys have tried this, and that, and put about $200 into it and had it tested on four different car checking machines; and our guys have talked to at least nine different mechanic type guys ... But it looked like we were going to be listing it on "Craig's list" (both my brother's, as well as the 'on line' one ;-p) 'as is'.
    From the get go, Brian had told "the boys" that one of his mechanic connections had said it was the catalytic converter, and what to do to verify it. But EVERYbody else had asked, "does it do this .... then it's not the catalytic converter!"
    Byron was here part of this past week. He commented how he wished he could drive his car home. Brian again brought up the catalytic converter thing. Out of being tired of hearing about it, and the only other option besides selling the car, being lots of other peoples opinion that it needed a valve job, which our guys do not feel qualified to tackle, which would then greatly add to the cost of the parts for such a task, Brent decided "FINE, we'll try the catalytic converter thing!"
    A while later he came back in, mumbling how "I hate my father! Why does he have to be so darn right all the time! grumble, grumble!!!" For the record, he was wearing a sassy face smirk, and he repeated the same words to his dad when he got home, followed by chuckling while swatting at his dad whom had started roaring with laughter. :-D This time, instead of it being Brent dishing out all of the ribbing, he's the one getting it. Quite comical.
    Later they took it to the shop where Brent's girlfriend's dad works, put it up on the lift, and 'did stuff'.
    So after calling the insurance company and having them re-add the car to their insurance and email him proff of insurance, which he then used our printer to print off - Byron happily drove off towards home in his own car. He later reported in that it made it the whole way with no problems. Good News!!! :-)

# 2 - Byron called back again later Friday afternoon to report he DID get the job at the 7-Eleven, and was to start his training early this morning. Good News!! :-)

# 3 - As of yesterday, I am now done with going to physical therapy for my vertigo. I will do a much more detailed update on this soon. For now - after retesting me on 'the machine' (torture thing!!) and having all of the bars not only show up this time, but also having all of them be green instead of several being red; and after questioning me, and doing other checking - I now score as though I am at least 60% healed. (Good News!! :-) )Therefore, for at least the next month, I no longer have physical therapy sessions. I just have to keep doing all of the various tortuous tasks (they refer to them as 'eyes and balance exercises' - my label is far more appropriate!!!), slowely pushing myself on a few areas, and slowely venturing out for more 'outings'. If at the end of the month I have not progressed the rest of the way, or if (oh please no!!!!!!!!) I totally relapse, then I am to call my doctor and get authorization to return to them.
    Analyse's first birthday party is also in a month. Is that incentive from God or what?!!!