Two Cars

Hello,

Leroy and I have rejoined the American idea of what is proper. We have a car per driver in the house. I gather some people have more than that, but don’t get me started on that.

Brian and Jen were visiting a friend in a town close to Des Moines so it seemed like the perfect time to get this car from Brian. They had gotten a new car and were virtually giving this one away. Ironic that it is the last car we bought before we got started on our moving adventures. Sometimes thing come full circle. At least it looks familiar even though we might not remember all of the particulars.

Leroy needed to pick up something at St. John’s in Des Moines so we were a bit early. A trip to the mall seemed like an ok way to fill in time. When we got to the mall it was starting to snow. After Brian called and told us they were getting close we left to mall to find that the snow had increased considerably.

By the time we started on the hour and a half trip home the snow was coming down in great amounts that created a curtain in front of the cars. It still had not accumulated on the roads because it had been much warmer. In spite of the fact that it was hard to see we gratefully made it home without incident. I did hear on the radio that it was slippery in some places in Des Moines so I slowed down on many of the curves.

With two cars we have both a blessing and a curse. It is a blessing because we have back up transportation and a curse because we have to take care of this machine.

Tomorrow we head to Salt Lake where we will babysit for Miriam’s children as she is accompanying Andy on a week long business trip to Hawaii.

It was so much fun to see Sophia for a short time yesterday. I was astonished at how much she had changed since early December. She is a little girl and not some toddler. I am sure Leroy will notice real changes in the Utah girls since he has not seen them since Thanksgiving. Do we see enough of family? No, but we have no idea how to solve that issue.

Paula