What a ride!

Ok, the pun's intended in the title of this post. Jen and I had originally planned on keeping both our paid-for automobiles (her Corolla & my Ranger) until the arrival of Prowitz baby #2 required us to purchase at least one additional vehicle capable of carrying multiple kids.

We were hoping to wait until next August before taking the plunge. However, when Jen was told the day before Thanksgiving that her car was literally a rolling timebomb ("I wouldn't take it on the highway" was our mechanic's advice) costing twice the value of the car itself to repair and her Monday commute fast approaching, we went into accelerated car purchasing mode.

After a lot of talking, praying, and pad thai noodles for lunch today, we ended up buying a Nissan Xterra. To Bob Peterson & the staff at Saturn of Greenfield, thanks much! You helped ease the stress of a major purchase like this with your personal attention, humor, and lack of pressure. Thanks to you, we won't miss Thanksgiving dinner with Jen's family up north on Saturday, and Jen can go to work on Monday with a vehicle that won't fall apart.

And dang, Bob! That spilt cup prop looks SO real!