I took my girls to Victoria today to spend the weekend with their grandparents. JB was already at Port A in his dad's truck, so all I had to drive was my MINI or his Jeep. Normally that's a great thing, but today I was also transporting two other girls. A MINI does not comfortably move 5 people and the luggage for 4 teenage girls 130 miles so I had to find something else to drive. (A Jeep also only has 4 seat belts and is rather rough for a long road trip.) I ended up trading vehicles with a friend who drives an Expedition...now we're talking BIG! You could park my car inside of hers! The really ironic thing is the I - the mother of three active teen-age kids - have a MINI Cooper to run around in, and she - not yet a mother - drives the ultimate mom-mobile.
She wasn't up when we were ready to leave, so we had to wake her to trade cars (sorry). We headed out, but needed gas first... OMG! I'm used to putting about $20 worth of gas in and being set for 300 or so miles. This was a different beast! As far as big vehicles goes it gets pretty good gas mileage, but I ended up spending over $70! The kids loved it - power EVERYTHING, DVD player, the works. It took me a bit to get used to driving something so tall and long, but I managed. After all, in a former life I drove a 15-passenger van. The thing drove like a dream and handled great, but when it came down to it, I missed my cute little car. I guess I've just turned into a MINI girl. Ever since I got Puck (that's his name - after the Shakespearean character) people have told me that he suits me. I felt like I was betraying him and doing major damage to the environment. Thanks, Stacey, for the loaner. You're a life saver. Thanks, Puck, for not disowning me for driving someone else - I will always love you most!
Hopefully my mom will bring them home...
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