In Memorium

We said goodbye to our old van yesterday. It was really on her last legs (lots of shuddering) and we gave the keys to a used car dealer who claimed his "compadres" would send it down to Mexico to live out the rest of its years. Nice to think of it heading South. The old Mazda was a very reliable car for us for many years. Best van story - when we were putting the porch on the front of our house, we had to dig 4 foot footings for the foundation. We dug down a few feet and hit a huge boulder. We couldn't think of any way to get it out short of dynamite. We tried to break it with chisels and sledge hammers, pry it out with levers, nothing worked. We finally attached a tow rope on it, backed the van up into the yard, turned on the four wheel drive and towed the beast out of the ground. It now rests in the corner of our front yard. It was quite a triumph and I'm a little amazed no one got killed.

We bought a beautiful 2006 Honda Pilot. It's a large, irresponsible SUV and I love it. Those of you who knew me in the Austin days might remember my affinity for big black trucks. It's very roomy so we're excited to be able to transport lots of friends up to Camp!