Hello! My name is… Imelda Bettinger

wife, mom, computer geek, photographer talking about total randomness

Archives for March, 2006

We bought a Jetta TDI today


Matt and I were looking for a Jetta TDI. Didn’t realize how hard they were to find.

We looked at a few and decided on one in Austin. Matt flew to Austin this moring and drove home today with our new cute little TDI.

It’s not an F-250 but its still a diesel so Matt is happy. We are selling the truck to Carmax tonight. Matt is sad about giving up big red but in the long run it will all work out.

Trading these cars is cutting out about 11K in debt!!! Yippee! So much closer to being debt free. I ran some preliminary numbers and we should be out of debt June 2007.

Update (April 2, 2006): Carmax deal didn’t work out but we sold the truck to a private party for more than we were expecting so everything worked out for the best!!

03/31/2006 | This and That | 1 Comment

Mason 10 months old


My baby is 10 months old!!! Where did the time go? I love him so much. He is at such a fun stage. He’s crawling much faster than last month but not walking yet. I can wait for that a bit longer.

03/21/2006 | Close to Home | No Comments

Mason is 10 months old!

I am still sorta sick. Will get pictures of Mason’s 10 month birthday with Ralphy tomorrow. Time to rest. :)

Oh yes, how can I forget. I got an email from a friend I haven’t talked to in years years years. I met him back in the first grade when I was six years old making him only 1 of 2 friends I have known so long. I hope he still counts as a friend.

03/20/2006 | Close to Home | No Comments

Ten Obscure Factoids Concerning Albert Einstein

Einstein

Did you know that Einstein was a rotten speller or that he smoked like a chimney? Find out more obscure factoids concerning Albert Einstein!

03/16/2006 | This and That | 1 Comment

The common cold

I have had a cold for 2.5 days. I went to Corpus Christi for my mom’s retirement party on Saturday. I was fine all day. Matt even took me to the movies, a real rarity. We saw Failure to Launch. It was ok, I just wanted to see Matthew McConaughey! As we were driving home on Sunday, my throat started to hurt. Then my ears. Then I started sneezing. By midnight, I was feeling so bad. I had scheduled Monday off work to get a few things done, but instead I layed in bed all day. I went to get Mason from daycare and Matt took over about 45 minutes later. How do mom’s take care of kids when they are sick themselves is beyond me.

Today is Tuesday and I stayed home today too. I am still very congested and I can’t wait until my sudefed kicks in. My ears still hurt. I now have some idea what Mason must be going through with his ear infections. Maybe I need Nasonex? Commercial just came on..

Take care and pray for me :)

03/14/2006 | Close to Home | No Comments