New Ride

We have 3 cars. I know that's not normal. We have a much-loved 2000 Tahoe with more than 150,000. We have two grandma cars that we use to keep from putting too many miles on the Tahoe. They are good cars. They are both 1997s. We haven't had a car payment in at least 2 years, which is great.

Last week, the Aurora (the actual grandma car-- it was my grandma's before she had surgery) became seriously ill. We'd been having little problems here and there, but a check engine light came on. To spare you the gory details, let's just say it cost more to repair than we thought it was worth. Fortunately, we have two cars, so I just drove the other one.

Friday, Stuart and I went car shopping. New, used, who knew? We weren't really prepared to go car shopping, but we'd both been doing research all week. We ended up (again to spare you long story) buying a new Acadia, which is my mommy dream car. It's beautiful and has all sorts of fancy 21st-century gadgets (and safety features). I love it.

The kids had to be with us at the dealer while we finished up the paper work. Fortunately, not the entire day. About 2 hours total. That was plenty. Suffice it to say, they love the new wheels. They are so excited about everything about the new car (just wait until the DVD player is installed!)

Since we got the new car, Sam has been including it in our prayers. My favorite version was, "And God, thank you for our new car. It is so nice and COOL!" He also said, "Thank you for our new car. It is so special." It's pretty nice to see my 5-year-old thankful for a blessing that a lot of people take for granted. We definitely feel like God blessed us with this car (we got a great deal!), so it's always nice to say thank you.