Cars, ugh!

So, we're four car family. Stupid, actually, as only two of us drive. We have a Daewoo that was over 100,000 miles when we saw one just like it on the side of the road a couple of years ago for $3K. We bought it and about two months later the first Daewoo blew a head gasket. Sam's going to fix it someday (in all his spare time...at 10 mins a week, it may take awhile), so we still have it. We have a truck that is a 1988 beat up Ford with 180K miles on it, but it starts every time, and we use it haul feed from the mill and take the trash down to the curb. Last week, the bearings on the front went out. Hmm, better take care of that someday, we said. Yesterday, as Sam was coming home from work in the 2nd Daewoo, the transmission kind of freaked out. So, now we have three undriveable cars. My Intrepid has 130K miles on it, and it better not die for at least another year.

We're going to take the two Daewoos to a mechanic and get the engine from the new one put in the old one. (Actually, they're the same year car) We bought a not-quite-as-beat-up-as-our-current-Ford-pickup today for $1K. So now we can get feed and take the trash to the curb again. And this one has a radio that works. Bonus. Oh, and a heater. Which is nicer than having to wipe down the inside windshield every five minutes.

So, for a few days, we're a five car family. Six, if you count the little car we rented for a week so Sam could get to work. Six cars, three trailers. We now fit right in here in Prunetucky.

Maybe I'll take pics of our "fleet" tomorrow to post.

And, I did survive the 5th grade campout. Barely. Boy, did my bed feel good last night.