Chuggin' along

Wow, where do I start?  We found a '91 Cavalier for a little bit of nothing, which needed a heater core.  Saturday was spent replacing said heater core.  Kevin and Dad did it,with me handing the occassional tool, and it wasn't quite as bad as we thought it may be.  You have to totally disassemble the dash to replace a heater core.  Don't say you weren't warned.

Sunday, I cleaned the car up really well, and got it ready for ME.  What does all of this mean?  KEVIN GETS HIS TRUCK BACK!!!!!!!!  WOOOHOOOO!!!!!  He's been so patient.  My uncle bought the LeBaron, which paid for over half the cost of my new car.  Awesome.

The Cavalier had it's first day in Kansas City rush hour today.  It did great.  We noticed that the tires (brand new tires, did I mention that?) had about 3-4 more lbs of pressure than we would normally keep in there.  Today, I could tell it, by the little bumps in the road.  Tomorrow, we'll let them down to 32 psi or so, and see if that helps.

It's a 4 cyl. so it doesn't have the punch that I'm used to in the truck, but the gas mileage will more than make up for it.  I'm so happy to have MY own car again.  Phew!  If you're patient, you'll get what you need.  Now, the guy who sold us the car may have a buyer for the van.  If so, it'll pay for the remainder of the car, plus the tags, etc.  We dropped insurance on the van and LeBaron today, and added the car, so we're good to go.

Last night was Brett's belated birthday dinner at Mom's.  It was so awesome.  Brisket, Old Settlers Beans, potato salad, rolls, green rice, and dump cake.  There may have been more, but I'm getting full just reliving it.  Today's leftovers made the best lunch I've had in a LONG time, and all my lunch buddies were jealous.  HA!

OK, enough rambling.  It's great to have a car.  It's great to have a full belly.  It's great to have a puppy who "held it" until we got home tonight!  Life is good, kids...life is good.