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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

New car time!

I was rear-ended in my van. That really sucked. My head still hurts, and I hadn't planed on buying a new vehicle quite this soon. But the young girl in the Volvo behind me decided it was time.
I intend to drag all of you (I mean, both of you.) along on this quest for a new ride. You may want to "unfollow" at this point. Or, if you're brave, please try to keep up as I wade through the mire of dealers, craigslist (which is often the funniest part of my day), and insurance companies. I will also attempt to refrain from typing anything that will get me sued. No promises, though.
The van is paid off, as I mentioned before, so I plan to roll around naked in the money the insurance company gives me. Then I have to buy a car with it. Wait--they're giving me a check, not cash. This could result in some pretty freaky paper cuts. Scratch the rolling-around-in-money idea.
Moving on...
Used or new? Green or gas-guzzling? Practical or fun-as-hell? Let's break it down.
1.) I have 3 kids.
2.) I have 3 kids.
3.) I have 3 kids.
That pretty much knocks fun-as-hell outta the running. Generally speaking, vehicles that can haul around that many humans are not fun-as-hell. Except for maybe helicopters, and I hear those are hard to park in the local Sonic parking lot. (My 3-year-old son has suggested a firetruck as a worthy replacement for my van, but I bet he'd also be okay with a helicopter.)
Green is basically out the window, as I do have to lug around my own 3 kiddos, the dog, and very often an assortment of neighbors' kids, old car parts for my husband's myriad old car projects, my sister-in-law's dog, tricycles for trips to the park, coolers full of discount hot dogs and wine from Costco--well, you get the idea. Oh, and my husband has delusions of getting a trailer and going camping. Maybe he has a winning lotto ticket I don't know about.
I'm going to go stress-eat now. Cinnamon rolls will make it all better.

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