Evolution of our cars

We made some big changes to our car situation in the last few months.  We decided to sell not one, but both of our cars!

I was a little sad to see Jeepy go as it was the first car I purchased completely on my own but it was like the time I sold my first steer at auction.  Dad said something very wise to me "Kimmie you can keep the steer and continue feeding it forever or you can take the cash, your call"   Jeepy would have sucked us dry just like the steer!

Neither of us even batted an eyelash at selling the Altima.  We were rear ended three times in this car, for some reason people just didn't see us... Twice we were fully stopped at a light and they rolled into the car.  Mind you this car didn't even get a nickname, sad... 

Bring on the new!!

We adopted "The Little Mule" from my parents.  I think Daddy-o had a hard time parting with the mule but the cash helped buy the new canopy for "Mister Clean" his new Tundra :)  So it worked out for both of us plus we have brought the "the little mule" over the hill for visits.

  

Here is our newest pride and joy, "The deathstar"! Colby was so excited to take this picture while we were visiting Grand Coulee Dam notice the lacking of Elle or me in the pic?  We were posing off to the left thinking Colby was taking a picture of us...

Summer holding on

So it took a couple of days to get this up but here is a picture from our drive home on Tuesday. Tough to believe it would be 96 (it aactually said 97 a couple of miles later) in Maple Valley on the first day of fall. I might have believed it in eastern Washington but not here.

"How About a Headboard?"

Sure, that sounds like a great idea. It was off to Home Depot and Joann's for supplies. (Sometimes I really wish I had a truck)

A little measuring, cutting, and stapling...

Meanwhile , in a different part of the state

While they were driving to a baby shower in Rainier, Kim and her mom Terry were rear-ended. Both are okay but definitely never a fun experience. Kim was lucky enough to see the other driver coming (he was looking down at a map...and they say cell phones are dangerous) and managed to pull as much out of the way as she could without going into oncoming traffic.

The Altima took it's fair share of the hit but we are all impressed with the way it held up to the mean ol' truck.

Wish us luck as we begin the fun battles against insurance companies :O)

Aaah, Mud

Well, we stopped by the house last night and yet again, didn't take pictures. This time it was because I forgot the camera on my desk. It was snowing pretty hard in Maple valley and the house looked great with over an inch of snow on it. There were still several guys working to finish the first coat of mud on the drywall. It looked so much better and closer to a completed project. Amazing wat a difference a smooth wall makes. We probably won't make it out to the house again until next week and I am already having withdrawals. It is starting to feel cozy inside since they have the heating turned on and all the insulation in. Even with it snowing last night, it was at least 70 inside.

On another note, the hardest part of not having TV will be tonight when we have to miss the Cougar game. Everyone be sure to watch and root them on for us!

I do have two pictures to post. I just remembered I took a couple of pictures of my rental car in Ottawa. I wasn't sure if my carry-on was going to fit.