new car

My parents bought Maggie (and Chad) a new yellow sports car. Radio-controlled, of course. Initially Maggie preferred chasing it but eventually decided driving it would be pretty fun too. I see lots of RC car days in our future. 

Car Seat

On Sunday we gave Maggie an early birthday surprise and switched her car seat from back- to front-facing. I have been strict about keeping her back-facing until age 2 and finally gave in 5 days before her birthday. Chad and I anticipated some sort of party from Maggie but instead she smiled for the camera and then really didn't show much care at all. Huh. Chad and I like being able to see her when we're driving, so at least two of us are excited about the move.

New Car

We finally broke down and bought our butts a new car. It's so nice to finally have that process behind us because Maggie was getting sick of test driving cars. She's been a patient girl this past year so we can't complain, but you know. Now we have a 4x4 that we can take to the snowy mountains that won't be a scary ride when Chad goes snowboarding.  Or at least as scary as the 4x2 is for me.

We'll sell Chad's car as soon as we get a chance to clean it up.  If you know of anyone who might be interested...

Flash Forward

In about 14 years you'll see Maggie and me in this same position, but instead of a smile on my face you'll see a serious look of fear.

New Car

OK, so it's not a new car, but it sure feels like one. Only 5 1/2 weeks after being rear-ended I finally have my car back and it looks great. Just like new. It's so nice to have the freedom to to get out whenever I want again!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Our day started out pretty well. We woke up early, went to H&R Block to get our taxes done (we got refunds!) and decided to celebrate by going to lunch and by doing a little crib shopping. Fun! Well, fun until we got rear-ended. We were in an accident today in my Honda. We're all fine and no one was hurt, but the back of my car is pretty darn smashed in. And I worked so hard to keep it clean and looking new! Such a bummer. Now the fun of getting it repaired begins...