It really becomes scary, when it seemed like only a few months ago, I was sharing the news that we are gonna have twin boys. Now that we have an apartment full of stuff that is not meant for us, it has become apparent that the expected date for the boys' arrival is near. How near? Like if we go w/ what the doctors say, they could show up for Thanksgiving. Of course we are hoping they chill until sometime in December, but that is totally up to them on what they choose to do. The grandparents are on full alert and holding. Over the weekend we stopped by my mom's place in Ocala and she was working hard to get the last two blankets finished.
My friend Jessica had her baby last week. Hunter was born a good healthy size and I'm sure Jessica is glad not to be carrying him around anymore. It also brought home the fact even more that our time was fast approaching. We again still super excited, just like kids waiting for Christmas.
And to prove that we have the kids best intentions at heart we traded in the lovely G35 coupe in for a Chrysler Town & Country minivan. The car was beautiful, but it wouldn't have been any fun sitting 6 inches from the steering wheel just to tote the boys around. Plus that car is damned expensive! So yeah, we join the ranks of many parents w/ their "soccer mom" minivans to tote their youngsters around. The experience of getting rid of that car sucked, because it once again showed how much car dealers suck ass. Every dealer we went to said the car isn't worth anything, but then a minivan w/ high mileage is worth only a few grand less. And I'm talking to you mr. honda odyssey pusher.
Shawana and I love the Honda Odyssey, but they want way too much for them. Even a 2001 w/ over 60K miles is still over 20 grand. And then they want to say that a 2004 G35 is only worth a few grand more. Shame, shame mr. car dealer on crack. But we finally worked a deal that was somewhat reasonable for a 2005 model Chrysler. I can't wait to get one of those magnetic soccer balls and throw it on the van.
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