Bye bye Jetta, bye bye

We finally took the Jetta in to see what was wrong with it, thinking at worst it would be a $600 repair. Oh no, that would be a normal car. I forgot this is THE Jetta that has cost us more than it’s worth. We had been adding water to it in the summer because it was asking for it (the little indicator light on dash that flashes “water”). The manual said to add water. I would have thought in 5 months the water would have leaked out but no. It froze and cracked the engine. So they say at least. Hell if I know. They could tell me anything and I’d be like “Der, OK.”. It started and ran but lurched. The transmission had been replaced a year prior to it breaking down but they say it was also leaking transmission fluid. Again, OK. I am not sinking another $4000 into that car (the rough quote for new engine) so we sold it to a guy at the shop for a measly amount. It was a sad day saying goodbye to the car. I really liked that car despite its many flaws. This also leaves us in the same boat we were in…only having one car. Sigh…

It’s sore mouth time again. I got my first real adjustment. I had that pseudo one where I went red but this time I got a thicker wire (owie), 2 springs and I went purple. The game plan is to push 2 teeth apart a little more to make room to bracket a tooth to bring it into line. On the other side, the spring is pushing apart 2 others to make enough room to pull my remaining fang down. Yes, one fang came down immediately…can I get a hell yeah? I got brackets on my 2 bottom back teeth as well. Ugh, they are tearing up my poor cheeks but I am not waxing yet so I can build up the scar tissue. Not to mention I can barely reach them for wax and they are hookies, hence the tremendous irritation. I also got to see photos from my consultation. I have been taking my own photos to compare but my earliest ones do not show my bottom front teeth in all their crooked glory as the ones at the office do. Oh my, have I made some progress. Mau’s eyes popped at the photos like he never knew how fucked up my teeth really were. Those bottom teeth straightened up right away, I just didn’t know how much until now. I am super pleased!