Goodbye....Hello

HC and JB are having to say goodbye to a special friend. Something they've found to be a perk in their world. They took their last ride in the black beast beauty and said goodbye! Dad's car. A ride in Dad's car has been a huge thrill for HC and JB. They LOVEd the sunroof!!!! They 'heart' it!! I am thrilled to say goodbye! It just isn't practical for all of us to ride together in it and it has a manual shift. Not a big deal except when you drive the hilly roads that we frequently drive! Not fun.
From the fun 2 door (that is not kid friendly) to the newer 4 door model. Trading 198,992 miles for 47,000 miles! Momma is happy, HC and JB love that they have a window and Daddy loves that Momma is happy! {smile}

We gladly welcome our newest set of wheels into the family! It is nice to have a back-up practical car vs. the sports model! We are loving life!

Now for the funny story that followed this transaction! We have been happy with the black not-so beauty but it lacked a few perks. Hubby drives quite a bit for his job and the beauty didn't have cruise control - needless to say Hubby has had a permanent cramp that we hope he loses. The radio and CD player worked fine - but at only one volume level. Fairly loud or off! We put the car on craigs list and received several calls. The beauty does get FABULOUS gas mileage and gas is gold these days! Hubby showed the car and the guy was interested. (I forgot to mention that the headliner has come down and the drivers window has a glitch - which we've found is a common glitch in older Honda's). OK. So - we disclosed every icky detail because we didn't want to be bothered unless someone really wanted it! The guy loved it and we met him last Friday to make the transaction final.

We drove up and the kids were playing in the van while we waited. I was still leery that someone would want it (since I hated having it as a 2nd family car) and I hoped this would be the day we could bid farewell to the beauty! The family drove up and I turned to unbuckle my seat belt, while Hubby greeted them. I turn to open the door and saw MY GOOD FRIEND NANCY!!!! We laughed so hard at the randomness of this happening. I had no idea that they were looking for a gas efficient car (they were spending $100's on gas for her husband's truck) and I was glad to know the people who bought it were buying it with open eyes. They were truly only looking at the economics of the car and not thinking it would be some luxury. (I remember my first car and how disappointed I was after owning it and finding the little inconveniences that I didn't notice at first.) Steve and I left them with our 'not so black beauty' and hoped it would bless our friends as it did us. It was not our dream car, by any means, but it did the job and did it well. It was dependable and loved by some in our home! Farewell black not so beauty... from what we hear - you are on your way to shining once again!