Buying Stuff

We might be getting a new car this weekend!

We've decided on either a Kia Rondo or a Mazda 5. (Basically the same vehicle put out by two different car companies.) They're pretty compact vehicles that offer a good amount of dog and passenger space. You all know where our priorities in life lie.

Bring on the comments - this seems to be a subject that people have strong opinions on. And before you ask, yes, we have considered every other vehicle choice.

One of our friends has asked for a follow-up on our carpet buying adventure. If you remember, we wanted some sort of area rug in our living room and ended up buying from Flor, because it's high quality, environmentally friendly, and very adaptable.


Flor rates each of their carpets for the amount of traffic it can take, and the one we bought was not the highest rated kind. Nevertheless, it's held up very well in the six months since we installed it, with no visible wearing, fading, or fraying at all. The cats pick at it sometimes and that hasn't wrecked it either.

Our carpet is a series of 50 cm by 50 cm squares held together by special stickers that are provided by the company. I pulled back the carpet this morning to check on the stickers, and they are still holding strong.


None of them have come loose on us yet and the entire assembled carpet has stayed intact despite fairly heavy traffic and the occasional dog stampede. For those thinker-aheaders, you can order extra stickers if anything ever comes loose or in case you want to re-arrange the carpet tiles. We did not use up all the stickers that came free with our carpet tiles when we installed it, so we have spares.

I'm happy with it. We are still planning on buying more carpets from Flor for our bedroom, and possibly for Mark's office. Would I recommend it? Yes. If you're planning on buying it, go to the website and get on their mailing list. There are occasional sales and free shipping deals that they put out, so you could save some money that way.

K, end of review.

So it's my birthday tomorrow. Mark is going to make me some Vietnamese spring rolls to take to work tomorrow and share with Nay and Jay, and I think there's a vegan chocolate cake in the works. Chani, who doesn't care that someone else is already making me a cake, is making another. I think they will both be EXCELLENT!

My parents are coming to town too, so we are dragging them car shopping with us. They are bringing sushi for us, even though they don't like it. Isn't that sweet?!