What a hoot!

Will has not been in favor of buying a minivan. Not that he has anything against them really, he just says it's taking his "manhood" away when I ask him to drive a "Mom mobile". Anyway, we went looking at cars yesterday. Not that we are ready to buy anything new, but we are looking at all possibilities and praying before we make a plan. Much of our decision depends on what size the new route that I transfer to will be. For years I have driven a company car, so I have not needed my own. Now that will be changing, so we went to look at a right hand drive Jeep. Too small, although I like the idea of a right hand drive and I also like the idea of owning a "4X4 Jeep" (it was even red, which is "my" color).

While we were there we decided to look at some mini vans, because you have to do research. Also even though 6'1" is not really TALL in today's world, Will does not fit in certain cars. He is very tall from his waist to the top of his head and his head bangs on car ceilings. What did we find out yesterday????? HE ONLY FITS IN THE BRAND NEW EXPENSIVE ONES (twerp). I had one picked out because I liked the layout and seats. I liked the body style and had even picked out the color. Since they are very economically priced in comparison to others, I thought that it would work out nicely, if he fit. There he sat, head rubbing against the ceiling. I really thought about having a sunroof installed and just letting him stick his head out that.
So now we punt.... There are still a few to try out, but it looks like, IF I get a minivan, it will be down to 1 or 2 types, since he needs to be able to sit like a normal person and not all hunched down in the seat. Of course then he started running the idea of a Suburban or some type of larger SUV past me. I drive the Cranfest Suburban all the time and love it, but I worry that it might be hard for people to get into. Aside from that, they are really, really expensive and I could buy 3 mini vans for the price of one Suburban.

The long and short of this story is that we don't know what we're going to do, but my hubby is having a blast looking at vehicles and considering possibilities. For that alone, it's great. Even if we decide not to do anything for a couple of months, at least he has the chance to dream......

Have a great day.
dea