I have a car again!

Yesterday, Mom-in-law and her DH came over to look at the old, dead car. M-I-L gave it to us last year and it lasted for about 6 months before the battery kicked it. We didn't know it was the battery til yesterday or else we probably would have taken care of it sooner. Anyway....after charging the battery for a while, jump-starting it, and driving all the way across town with my foot on the gas pedal the entire time, we finally got it to the car place that installed the battery originally. It was still under warranty and so they swapped it for a brand new, top of the line battery for only $47. M-I-L & her DH paid for the battery (even though I put forth a valiant effort to pay for it) which made my cost only $10 in gas money to get across town.

So DH did Mom & Dad's taxes and we got a Costco membership. He did his Mom's and her DH's taxes and we got a car battery. I'm really grateful for those blessings. Makes me SO glad we worked hard and got DH through school so he could become a CPA so he could do parent's taxes. Good job, DH and thank you parents!

This will actually help out with our gas money now. I've been taking DH to work every Saturday so I could run errands. Now I can run errands closer to our house and I don't have to drive across town to have access to a car once a week. Last Saturday I used between 1/4 and 1/2 tank of gas just doing my 'To Do' list. Of course, last weekend was a heavy errand day because of Easter and the beginning of soccer season, but errand day is still crazy.

Anyway - it's SO nice to have another car but not have another car payment! I've decided I LOVE 'Big Red'. It's almost 20 years old and looks like it's been through the ringer. But it runs like a dream....well....like a 20 year old dream that's been well taken care of! My attitude toward this car has changed drastically from just a couple of months ago. I've always been grateful for the car and to M-I-L for giving it to us. But I can't say that I loved the car before. Now? Boy, do I love that car!! I hope we can keep it for 3 or 4 more years. That might be a stretch, but I can hope!!