I've been writing and writing about car troubles this year, and we were finally done in by our teen car. The current set of necessary repairs were to cost more than we paid for the car originally, so we decided to donate it to a veteran's organization, and I spent the week shuttling people to and from work. I don't mind serving them at all, but the time it took felt like it took over my mind, my body, and my schedule. I started to feel sick and exhausted, and I struggled to get normal things done. I eventually said to Sir Walter Scott, "The girls are free on Friday to babysit. We are going car shopping, and we are not coming home without a car!" We are 2 years and 2 months away from fitting "the whole family" at home into an 8-passenger minivan, so we decided to go that route, and then when we don't need our full-size van we'll trade that for the pick-up truck Sir Walter Scott craves. I remember choosing to buy a 15-passenger van (despite ou...
So sweet! What a good big sister. I love his dimpled little hands! And it looks like they are working on Khan Academy? We love Khan! :)
ReplyDeleteYup! You're right--it is Khan Academy. :) We're all hooked on it. But my favorite part of the photo is the pink dolly under his arm . . .
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