Number 118

Doug has purchased vehicle numbr 118. He replaced his Ford 500 (purchased in February) with a 2007 Ford Escape. The excuse is that he really wanted an Escape when he bought the 500 but the dealership didn't have one he wanted then.
There was no discussion, no "I think I want to get something different", just an "I'm going to Mesquite" when he dropped me off after taking me to lunch today. Silly me, I thought it was for work. He has gone there to talk to the people at the Ford dealership about a program for the credit union a couple of times..... or has he?????
I came home and saw a different vehicle in the driveway. Sometimes, at least lately, that means he is showing a vehicle to someone else or driving a vehicle from one dealership to another. But for most of our lives (as our children can tell you) it means dad has found a reason to buy a new vehicle..... such as, "You don't need to have a van, you are alone in it most of the time", or, "We need to get a van so the kids can use it when they visit this summer", or the most used excuse, "They traded me straight across and it's more comfortable, it get better gas mileage, it has less miles, etc, etc, etc".

Special Moments

We had a special opportunity this weekend to participate in the sustaining of the prophet of God and other leaders of our church. Thomas S. Monson was sustained by the members of the church all over the world.
We were also able to listen to the messages and testimonies of our church leaders. There were many inspiring talks, which, as usual, make me want to be a better person and treat others in a more Christ-like way. It is wonderful to feel the spirit testify to me of the truth of what is said at General Conference.

Our Cars

So, finally I have started our blog by listing all of the cars we have had over the last 36 years (plus a few that Doug owned before his mission). The ones with an asterisk (*) are cars we drove that were demos when Doug was selling cars. We just bought number 117. We will tell a little about each in the future.