L and I were at Vaughn Mills mall yesterday. We were using a gift certificate from an art store that she's had for months. She got some lovely acrylic and watercolour paints. I was so tired after 4 hours at that mall. You can never just go into a mall to get exactly what you went there for. L also got some lovely shoes at the summer sale and I got a new bedsheet that we needed.
I met a friend at the local McDonald's for the coffee and muffin special this morning. We decided that it's better to buy a slightly used car from a reputable dealer than to buy a car brand new. I've been hearing that for years, but finally think I have bought into the idea. It's also better financially to buy your car for cash than to take a loan or lease no matter how low the interest rate is, and if you happen to have the money. My friend and her husband did all the calculations. None of us are car shopping, we're just reflecting on what we should have done.
We went over to Shopper's Drug Mart and I checked out some of the perfumes as I'm running out of my favourite L'Air Du Temps. The Gucci perfume smelled really good (expensive).
L is volunteering for the Roger's Cup tennis tournament all week, so it will be a busy week. M and K have free tickets for a few of the days and later on in the week, I'll go with my friend to see what it's like. All the big names are at the men's tournament this year (Nadal, Federer)....exciting. L was saying it's an important tournament for Federer if he is to maintain his number one ranking.
So we got another quote from a gas fireplace installer this morning and wouldn't you know it, I think we may go with him. For one thing, he only uses the top of the line Napoleon fireplaces and he's less expensive and less complicated. He doesn't need a deposit and I'm learning that how you decorate the fireplace after the box goes in is pretty much what you like. You don't need a hearth or tiles around it...it's after all a gas fireplace, no real logs and messy fire. M is now wanting to get a quote from another general contractor as we keep hearing good things about this guy...but I really like the guy we have now although we haven't signed a contract yet. Hmm. This is getting stressful.
Well, I'm having an egg salad with lettuce and tomato on a multigrain bagel for lunch, can't wait.
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