David gets promoted and Max buys a car! August 2, 2010

This was a busy day for our family. David got promoted to CWO-3! Yea!! Our friends, the Wolfgangs joined us for the ceremony. Mike is a Captain in the Navy and he performed the ceremony in his conference room. We've known them for about 8 years now and they're stationed on Okinawa also. Later that day, Max bought a car for only $1.24......yep, that's right. Our housekeeper, Michiko San had bought a new car and was planning to junk her old car. When Max heard about this, he asked if he could buy it using his summer job money. She said NO, you can not buy it, but you can have it for FREE! Max and I both told her we didn't feel comfortable taking the car without paying, so she said..."OK, Y100 yen." We all burst out laughing because Y100 yen is only $1.24. Max reached into his pocket, gave her 100 yen and then she said "Do you need receipt??"
Max spent the evening cleaning it and making appointments to have the oil changed and the A/C charged. David and I are so proud of him because he's using his own money from his summer job to pay for everything. Our baby is growing up!