Bebe's Birthday and More Pontiac Shenanigans

AHHHH! Well, Saturday was the Boys birthday so we spent it with him before his Great Granparents whisked him away to the snow.He had spent the night at my inlaws Friday, so we could make an early delivery in San Francisco that morning. When we went to pick him up, we brought him a balloon. That little monkey was more interested in the balloon than Mama and Dad-Dad picking him up. He actually cried when he figured out he was coming with us! After lunch at (Cr)Applebee's, we said goodby to him as he headed to a weekend of snowplay and hanging out in Reno. I was supposed to go with them, except I was lucky enough to catch a virus that took my voice away and stuffed me up with nastiness. I was in no mood to play in snow or have the altitude wreak havoc with my equilibrium and head all weekend. I miss him! Good thing he comes back tomorrow. Now all that is left is the big party this weekend in his honor! I CAN"T WAIT. Pontiac Sunday. I did not touch it again this weekend. Why? Because the lame asses that we were, FORGOT the alternator at home. (1 hour drive). Tracy being the HUGE one horse town it is, had NO GM ONE WIRES. I had to drive out to Manteca to get it. From Auto Zone of all places. Now let me tell you, I left my brain at home as well. I did not bother to check that that the woman had set aside the right part. I get back to Tracy, open the box and immediately want to drop the part on my foot for my stupidity. After all , stupidity should hurt! So I trot myself ALL the way back to Manteca, get the right part (to the tune of $120 CHEAPER), then drive all the way back to Tracy. Meanwhile,back at the Ranch, Hubby and Pops have gotten most of the wiring done. Once we get it running and back home, we will rewire it with the so called "painless" wiring kit. We had decided to make our own as the easier course of action to get this car home. So far, so good right? Well, the starter and solenoid are down for the count as well. Of course, one can not just amble down to the local parts house and pick these up. I am now on the lookout for a rebuilt or someone to repair mine. The car being out in Tracy, and me being in San Jose with a crapload of things to do on the weekends lately, does not an easy task make when it comes to getting this baby back on the road!I hadn't given much thought to the underside of the car yet, except to take note of the hole in the passenger floorboard. I'm still wading around trying to get over the "ford" layout on the brain. This is a whole new animal to me. Soooo, since I have to wait until possible after the Superbowl to get out there. AUUGHH! My precious! We needs it! LOL! I will entertain myself by attempting to recreate the door panels , and cover them in brocade goodness while trying to get the trim to sit nicely on them. I hope that I get this thing rewired "painlessly', painted a nice flat metallic , pearl chunk roof, recovered panels, and running smoothly in time for Paso! I'll keep you posted, unless I succumb to the insanity and lock myself in the trunk curled up in the fetal position. I comfort myself with the fact that I got to cruise Hubby's 55 F100 panel all around Tracy and Manteca all day. Here's a preview of the fabric I bought for the panels: Too bad I can't get the digital camera to accurately capture the 'color'. (Or 'colour' to some of you. I myself prefer the spelling 'colour', but I digress.)