Still No Car

We've been hunting for a car for a while now and still no luck. We hit the pavement hard over the weekend. We left the house on Saturday around 10am and didn't pull back in the driveway until 10pm!!!! Then, on Sunday, we had a baby class through Northside that was supposed to be about multiples (I'll get to that in another post another day), and we continued car shopping after the class let out. So, needless to say, we spend almost zero time at the house over the weekend. I even lost a pound or two over the weekend. I figure it's from all the walking. No fear...I've found it again. :-)

Our first goal was to buy a private party car. They're usually more affordable and they obviously don't come with tax, tag and title which can save around $2,000. We weren't finding what we're truly looking for though which is why we ended up at all these dealers. But after negotiating a few good deals, when they show you the bottom line, we just kind of gulp. It's that pesky tax, tag and title. You think you've done a great job when you talk them down almost $5500 from the sticker, but in reality it's really still so expesive for the cash out the door. AH!!!!

So...we're back to private party cars. We figure this is actually one instance where it's a good thing that Mike doesn't have a job yet. He's still doing a bunch of odd jobs to keep busy. (He's actually doing bead board for a big girl room for Mackenzie over at Grandma Mary's house right now.) But these aren't situations where we both have to be to work at the same time. He's been dropping me off and picking me up for over a week now. And with it being 10Q season, some of my departure times have been unpredictable. I felt bad that he sat in the parking lot for about 40 minutes one evening last week. :-(

Anyway, we're going to just suck it up and keep sharing the one car until that perfect private party car comes along. We just hope it's sooner than later.