Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Our new Car!

I can't believe this day has finally come. We are the owners of a minivan! Ahhhhhh!
Eric has been tired of me complaining and fussing about how much I could not stand the looks of a minivan. I like the looks of an SUV, but not the mileage that they get and Eric flat out refused to get an SUV. I grew up with a van. I even obtained my drivers license with a van, but I just felt like I was getting older if I had to get one. And, we only have one child right now. Of course, we also have two dogs and we travel quite a bit. After realizing that our PT Cruiser was getting too small for our family and I was getting tired of Tyler kicking me on the shoulder from the back seat, I started considering that it was probably time to upgrade to a larger car. Then after some coaxing from Eric, a great credit score, and a nice tax return, a great financing deal from our bank, and an unbelievable deal from the car dealership, somehow everything fell into place and I finally gave in.

So this is what we got. 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, Certified with 34,000 miles. It has the works with Stow and Go, power sliding doors, etc, etc, and it does not look like the older models of vans. I have to admit that it is pretty nice and drives gorgeously. Can't wait to see how Tyler likes it. He actually might get mad that he can't kick me anymore.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Little Gracie

I just got home from work and Eric told me to look at the Gledhill's blog, because it was not good.
I don't know if you really care, but I feel that I have gotten to know this family and little Gracie through the last 10 months, so I feel the need to blog about her.

I found out that the family will say goodbye to Little Gracie tomorrow. Her bleeding won't stop and her heart will never beat on it own. The family has decided to donate her organs so they really won't be with her after she passes, just for a moment, then she will go into surgery so that other lives might be saved.

How does a parent comprehend this? I can't even imagine what that family is going through. I would feel so lost and just heartbroken without my Tyler. I am so thankful for being a parent. I absolutely love Tyler. I am also so thankful for knowing that my family will be together forever. I know that during this difficult time, that is something this family is also very grateful for. Please say a little prayer for this family through this hard time.
http://thegledhillfamily.blogspot.com/