two cars- two times the fun??
Saturday, June 2, 2007
so we finally purchased a second vehicle last week- a GMC jimmy. its great for the family, lots of room for trips to the beach etc. (or squashing mom on the floor because there aren't enough seats for said trip to the beach with extra friends on board...)
So I was quite excited to have my second vehicle- I felt free! free to go wherever I want during the morning hours that I'm usually stuck in the house, or limited to short stroller rides. We had the second car registered and on the road on Wednesday, so I ventured out. I only made it to blockbuster to return a movie that would otherwise have been late, and to the library, but it was a great 15 minutes of my life, driving a car that would just be there for me whenever the need arose. Unfortunately, the car has some trouble with a valve and went into the shop on Thursday afternoon. So, after my one lovely day with my car, its gone again for a short time to the mechanics. Friday, however, Nathan went to work as usual, and called me around noon. apparently car #2 (the jimmy) decided to join in on the fun and refuse to start. SO here we are on Saturday, the first week with two cars to our name- one in the shop 15 minutes away, and the other sitting stubbornly refusing to start at Nathan's work an hour away and NONE in our driveway waiting for us to get to the park or Ikea, or wherever else the wind may have blown today.
I just hope that neither car costs too much to fix- our car is already going to be $250 or so for the work that's been done... I'm hoping this is the last problem for a while! So that is the story of a girl that finally got a second car... and now has to learn patience to deal with the maintenance that comes along with owning double car trouble.
posted by Rebekah @ 7:33 AM,
