Wintry Mix
It snowed, but not much, and we had about a half inch of slush on the driveway this morning, with clear roads. So I shoved a walking path from the road to the front porch (which the mail carrier & UPS guy ignore as they always walk through the front lawn) and headed out on my day in the car.
Spent about an hour at Andy’s doctor (20 minutes away from here) and an hour at Tim’s (12 or so minutes away.) Had a little lunch, ran a few necessary errands, then zipped up to Ramapo to drop Andy off then back home, about 2 more hours total in the car. Made a few phone calls that couldn’t wait, brewed up a new pot of coffee, supervised Tim doing some homework that should have been done already, and sat here to chill for a half hour before I get dinner thrown together and get ready for a scout pack meeting tonight.
I don’t know how people who do stuff like this daily manage. It makes me appreciate my stay-at-home-ness. I do know that if I drove like this more, I’d need a better car. Ol’ Bessy is hangin’ in there but I was seriously eying the assorted RX330s and even Siennas that were passing me by.
Since I know I have at least a few more of these days ahead (starting, um, Wednesday) I’m thinking maybe I should start haunting the many used pre-loved certified previously owned car lots that have sprung up along the highway.
February 26th, 2007 at 4:57 pm
I’ve always thought that “Stay at home mom” was a real misnomer. Good luck with the car search! My minivan is less than 4 years old, so I’m hoping to get another six or more out of it.
February 27th, 2007 at 4:07 pm
I live in my Durango….poor thing is only a year old and already has 27000 miles on it! BTW, what was the diagnosis on Andy?
February 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Andy’s ok- no answer yet, though!