Mini Van Mom

I know it seems like forever since I have blogged, but there has been a lot going on.  Working, running the kids & trying to find a vehicle have about drove me crazy.  My car blew up on my birthday....Happy Birthday to me *insert sarcasm*.   Anyway my grandparents had let me borrow one of their vehicles.  Since then I hadn't really looked for a vehicle because I was trying to work & save up some money for a down payment.  But it was time to start looking, because I couldn't save any money for putting gas in the truck...I spent enough in gas to make a car payment....seriously.  So Monday, my WONDERFUL land lord started the search for a vehicle.  I really had NO idea what I was interested in or what I wanted....just as long as it was cheap, dependable & easy on gas.  That was the criteria I gave him when he started looking.  When it comes to a vehicle I am "stupid"...I know how to put gas in them, put water in them (thanks to doing it for two years with my car), check the oil & drive them....that's about it.  So I sent him on a mission to find me a vehicle.  He searched for two days while I was working.  He found me a few cars & a few vans.  On Wednesday we test drove a few.  The first time I drove a van I fell in LOVE....I love the way they drive & I LOVE that I can separate the kids.  The ones we drove Wednesday all had some minor things wrong with them, so we kept looking.  Wednesday night I got on Craigslist (which I rarely do) and found a van that seemed to good to be true...so we called about and planned to go look at it Thursday.  After talking to them about the van, I decided if it was all they said it was & in as good of shape as the pictures showed....I wanted it.  This would mean getting a loan.....which made me very nervous.  Wednesday night was a very stressful time for me because this is a MAJOR step in my life.  This would be the first purchase I have ever made since I have been single.....yes I have a great job & everything is going great....but buying a vehicle stressed me out just a little.  On Thursday we made a trip to E-town to look at it.  We drove it, checked it out, negotiated the price and drove it home.  So now I am a "Mini Van Mom".  I LOVE everything about it.  It seats eight, has a DVD/CD/ player, I-pod hook up, front/rear air, new tires & low miles.  I was scared with it being priced so cheap that there might be something wrong with it, but I had it put on the computer & NO codes showed up :)  The kids love it too....they think they are in heaven.  Friday I spent all day getting it transferred, taking care of things at the bank & cleaning it up.  I spent four hours vacuuming, shampooing and washing it.  It looks like a NEW vehicle now.  Now that I have all the business stuff took care of on it....I AM EXCITED!  New beginnings, new opportunities....NEW, NEW, NEW....and I AM LOVING IT!  Life is good and only hope it gets better from here.

Sneak Peak of the Van....more pictures to come