Oh did I not post here that he completed all he needed to graduate in the 1st day he went to the alternative school? He is a graduate. I am just trying to find out how to get his diploma.

That sounds super fair Gud. Mac had to save $1500 for the car we bought after he totaled my old Focus. Since I have no mechanical knowledge and neither does he, I am scared to buy anything with too much mileage.

Today my coworkers are learning how aggressive my passive aggressiveness can be. I just sent my 3rd "never mind, I did it myself" email in 2 days. My boss (and their boss) has told me to ask for help, so I am and I am doing it in email so it is documented and they are failing to help or respond and I am documenting that also.

I fully plan to throw them under the bus.

msbelle, I'd say in general a Toyota with high mileage would be okay. I've been driving Toyotas since I was 23 (good god, that's literally 25 years HOW AM I SO OLD). We have 2 Toyotas right now -- one of them is a 2000 Echo with 170,000-ish miles on it, and it's fine for normal everyday stuff. With regular maintenance, they've all been fine (and I've driven all of them long distances -- Ohio to Vermont, Ohio to Florida, etc.).

I know that's just 1 person's experience, but that seems to be the general consensus among Toyota owners.

One day and he graduated?? Whaaaaat. That's nuts I. I mean, yay but what.

Scheduled mammo.Rheuma#1 is booked up six months. Rheuma#2 will review drs notes & call me back, won't know when I can get an appointment until then. Guess I'll call 3&4 if I need to after I talk to her.

Phone tree hell.

Meara, yep. Since alternative HS requires fewer credits, he only needed 1 class to complete. He did 2 sections, so a full year, of art 101 in one day on a computer and he was done.

A huge load off all around, but still no movement on a plan for what next. Working full time at the movie theater will not be enough to cover bills, much less rent in an apartment.

Sara, I think you need to treat yourself to Luchadores for all the adulting you are doing.

Maybe this weekend. I've got a few more things to take care of before I go into work in 3 hrs.

Since I have no mechanical knowledge and neither does he, I am scared to buy anything with too much mileage.

Shopping for a cheap car is hard. So many times it looks great on paper and then you look at it in person and find out that it's not so great. I've had a Ford Tempo and Honda Civic last to 200,000 miles and my current Ford Focus is at 250,000, but knowing how to fix some stuff on it does make it easier.

I'm kinda giddy about finding that Fit because aside from some scraps that I can probably fix easily there's nothing wrong with it. I fully expect something to be wrong with any car under $4,000. My daughter's Fit was kinda a lucky find too. Suddenly our family is three Hondas and a Ford.

Meara, yep. Since alternative HS requires fewer credits, he only needed 1 class to complete. He did 2 sections, so a full year, of art 101 in one day on a computer and he was done.

That's incredible.