Where ya been?

I'm still here. Still alive. I've just been busy livin' life. Or pretending to have some sort of life outside of toting kids, cooking, cleaning. You know the drill.

Somewhat exciting news for our household. With the whole global warming/high gas prices current situation (and continuing until the end of the world as we know it), we have decided to get rid of our gas guzzling truck. We bought it new almost 3 years ago with the anticipation that we would actually use it as a truck. Yes, we have used it as a truck, but for the most part it is simply a commuting vehicle. At 15 mpg that is not a very smart option. Not for the environment and not for the ol' pocketbook.

So in the past couple weeks we have been searching the 'net for something within our price range and that will serve the purpose of a family of four. We've narrowed it down to the Toyota Camry Hibrid and the Toyota Prius Hibrid. Today we peeked inside of the Prius at a dealership (it was sold so we couldn't get inside) to see exactly how much leg room it has to offer and the cargo space. Before we even bother taking one for a test drive we want to make sure that it will fit our long-legged family inside. We were unexpectedly surprised at how much room it seems to have for a small, dinky car. I keep telling Ron that I want to bring a couple of empty suitcases to see if they will actually fit into the back cargo area. Does that seem to be unreasonable? He seems to think so. At any rate, we want to try one out. At 48 mpg how can you rule it out without taking one for a drive? I mean, 48??? Really? That would be, like, so totally rad!

(bringing myself back from the 80's now)

But seriously. I hope it works out for us to get one of these cars. And now....

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

To all of you Moms and soon to be Moms out there. Take a day to rest or do as you please. :)