The Arkins: May 2013

Oh May, what a month, what a month!

The month started with Cami and a fever. She had to leave school early the 7th and that weekend she had full blown hand, foot and mouth. She had a fever, a few blisters in her mouth, hands and knees and then her toes were COVERED in them. The Dr. said she had the worst case on her feet he'd ever seen.

By the time Cami got better, Bryan got sick and missed a few days of work.

On Monday the 13th, Cameron has to leave school early AGAIN with a 103 fever. I took her to the Dr. that day and he concluded she had another virus. This one kept her home from school the rest of the week with a fever, cough, sore throat and runny nose. Bryan managed to catch this virus as well and was home a few days with the same symptoms.

I didn't mention this last month, but we bought a new car at the end of April. We traded in my CR-V for a 2013 Nissan Altima. We wanted a car with exceptional gas mileage to use on a daily basis to commute to work and around town. On Tuesday the 14th, Bryan was driving to work in the Altima and ended up in a 4 car accident (not his fault) on Colonial/Highway 50. The car was towed from the scene with both front and rear damage along with the driver sides deployed airbag.

After the car was evaluated the repairs estimate came to almost $20,000 and insurance deemed it a total loss. We owned it for 15 days and 568 miles. Crazy. Insurance moved fast and gave us fair compensation to replace the vehicle. I bought a new one a week later over the phone. Easiest purchase ever! The sales man was great and got me EXACTLY what I wanted. I got a great deal and was able to get an upgraded model with the insurance money. We're hoping this one lasts a little bit longer.... ;)

Now onto the pictures!