Pinewood Derby Fever

Today was District Pinewood Derby competition for Adam. There were a ton of people there and competition was fierce. People were very, very into the whole thing. When I asked one spectator if I could leave after our heat if we didn't win, he looked at me like I had 3 heads and asked me why on earth I would want to leave before the trophies were handed out. (Um... because I don't get it... Maybe it's a girl thing, but there were lots of Mom's there who were way into it too, so maybe I just don't get it.)

Adam had a great game face, but his car lost out in his second heat. Maybe next year. We were with some friends from church and one of our Weblos won 3rd place in his division. He was very excited. Here are some pictures from our day.
Spending some time waiting with Sister.

WTG kiddo!

It's a NEW CAR

Well, not brand new, but new to us. The Sunfire is having some major issues that we just can't cope with anymore. We liked not having a car payment and when it came to the point where we were paying our mechanic every month what we would pay in a car payment, we decided it was time to do something else. We scrimped around and came up with the money for this nice, newer car.

It's a 2000 Mercury Sable and we like it alot. It fits our whole family, it's in good repair, and it drives very nicely. It's nice to not have to worry about getting over the pass, or paying your children's college tuition savings to your mechanic.

Anyone in the market for a Mechanic's special? Low miles, just needs a new transmission and some electrical work. It's CHEAP!