Used Car shopping

at 07/16/11 7:47AM
I am the grunt. I get to find the cars and do the initial look over. I may be getting better at this. It's kind of scary...lots of sharks in the water!
  • aleta
    We just went on a used car hunt and ended up with a new one. Fortunately (with a big "F"!), Gene has a nephew who is the new-car manager with Ford and he found us a new one for the monthly price range we told him we could afford. The dealer in town didn't want to give us much for our old car that had 99,400 miles, but G's nephew gave us top dollar. It was worth driving to Nacogdoches, TX for.

    I dreaded the hunt; it makes you grunt. Hold your ground, and don't back down! (Oh, dear, that was cheesy...)
    by aleta at 07/16/11 8:13AM
  • textilet
    I guess you've already researched the make and model? That seems like the hard part. When Michael and Kent were looking, they were able to find a car with low mileage that had been kept and maintained by a meticulous older man. Except that a rodent had built a nest in the engine, it was very clean and so far, so good. They found it on Craigslist.
    by textilet at 07/16/11 9:28AM
  • theaunt
    Am waiting at a McDonalds. I have called for back-up!
    by theaunt at 07/16/11 9:33AM
  • theaunt
    The sharks were circling, but we managed to give them the slip. Will have to try again later. The joys of car shopping.
    by theaunt at 07/16/11 3:49PM

Six Flags

at 06/24/11 11:09AM
That is where the guys are. Robert took the day off to go with friends to Six Flags today. I feel officially old because I have no desire to go. I hope the have fun and that the lines are short!


Graduation Day!

at 05/27/11 2:36PM
I would like to say that we are in a flurry of activity, but actually all is quiet. The boys went off to see Kung Fu Panda with friends and Danny is at work. I am at home in the calm before the storm. I wonder if I am forgetting something. The ceremony isn't until 8 pm so by the time we get out, it will be too late to celebrate. I guess we will do that tomorrow!

Big changes are brewing! It's kind of exciting!
  • aleta
    Savor every moment!!
    by aleta at 05/27/11 3:01PM
  • tweedledee
    Right before my graduation, we were biking on the greenway in RI and I was almost late! =D
    by tweedledee at 05/27/11 4:13PM
  • textilet
    Congrats, Sara!
    by textilet at 05/27/11 7:59PM

May 18

at 05/16/11 2:27PM
My youngest will be 17!!! I can't believe it!
  • tweedledee
    Happy 17th Birthday, O Youngest One! =D Hope the day was splendid!
    by tweedledee at 05/19/11 10:20PM

New Years Resolutions

at 01/06/11 12:29AM *
Anybody willing to confess? Ha! I'm making some but I am afraid of failure. Tell you what....I'll confess if they work out.

So many to pick from.....
Lots of room for improvement!
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After writing this last night, I thought of a hymn we don't sing very often. It always makes me think.

More holiness give me, more strivings within.
More patience in suffering, more sorrow for sin.
More faith in my Savior, more sense of His care.
More joy in His service, more purpose in prayer.

More gratitude give me, more trust in the Lord.
More zeal for His glory, more hope in His Word.
More tears for His sorrows, more pain at His grief.
More meekness in trial, more praise for relief.

More purity give me, more strength to o’ercome,
More freedom from earth-stains, more longings for home.
More fit for the kingdom, more useful I’d be,
More blessèd and holy, more, Savior, like Thee.

by Philip B. Bliss

I will confess that my resolutions originally were the usual ones, but this song came to mind this morning.
  • 2nd_fiddler
    me too!
    by 2nd_fiddler at 01/06/11 7:17AM
  • didow
    Resolutions? Haven't made one. I have gone gluten-free but that's not a resolution. It's something I'm actually doing.
    by didow at 01/06/11 10:51AM