We need a new car. It will cost $1500 to fix the radiator hoses next time I go in for a car checkup. Why not just buy a new car? This one is a 2000. Not old by my standards, but, well, 12 years is getting on in car years and I've sunk a lot of money into it already. So... We still have money in our Winnie kitty (she does our investments. This type of activity is probably frowned on.) I don't want to make monthly payments, so this is what we are going to do. Hit Winnie!!! So, I go into the Gweb and find this website for Hyundai. My car is not there. I've done research on Edmunds.com. It looks like the Elantra will be the best buy. At least Edmunds knows there is a car out there called the Elantra.
We saw one on the road yesterday. It looked good from behind. Adrian thought that was funny for some reason, but based on that two minute view of a car's backside I decided that gray was not a bad color and the trunk looked reasonable. Is that enough? Is that enough to stop him from laughing?
No.
We are now negotiating on when to sit in a car. Looks like Monday will be a good day. Time. So much to negotiate. Do you know that when you get to be old you look at every step of a process as a mountain? It's true.
We're going Monday. I'll let you know if we decide to buy or not. Cars seem to be pretty small potatoes when you consider that a dear niece is waiting to receive a baby from Ethiopia. Baby-car-baby. OK, baby wins big time, but she will not be receiving same until all her process has wound its way through 1000 steps. I'm sorry it takes so long. My hope is that I have a new and reliable car at hand for when I need to visit somewhere to see this beautiful child on US soil. It will all happen. It just takes steps and time. So many mountains.
It is also Kevin and Natalie's 10th anniversary. May 4th. I just learned from Rachel Maddow that the day is called Star Wars Day. May the fourth be with you. The force is with Natalie and Kevin. May it also be with Tyler and Cathie (awaiting their baby.) And us in SoPas.
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HI! Welcome back! Did you get a car????
HI! Welcome back! Did you get a car????
And.....one more comment for good measure.... Sorry. Don't know why that last one posted twice. Silly Blogspot.
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