Written by Sherri Hicks
When I was ready to buy a new car, I started my search online. My car didn’t have the will to go too far and I didn’t want to waste the gas driving around all over town looking for something I may not like. So, I hopped onto my hughes broadband and looked online before I went anywhere. I made a list of all the dealerships that had the best prices and were willing to finance or take a trade in as crappy as mine and then emailed all the private owners I found on places like Kijiji.com and Craigslist.org. I ended up finding some great deals and I didn’t even have to leave the comfort of my pajamas to find it all.
I love having the ability of Internet at my fingertips. Some of the cars I contacted private owners about offered to drive the cars to me to check out. I thought that was a little over the top but in some cases, it was more about proving that the car really did drive. One dealership that I ventured out to even had a deal going that if I mentioned their online code that I would get a thousand dollar rebate on any car that I chose. That was a big deal for me since the car I was looking at was only three thousand at that.
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I kinda need a new car. Not terribly bad just yet, but it is coming soon. I love not having a car payment and I seriously dread having one when it comes down to it. I am not one that has to have the latest greatest…my philosophy on it is so long as it has 4 wheels and runs good…I am good with it. Of course a good paint job makes it a little better. Have you looked at cars lately? There are so many different makes, like the volkswagen passat , and models, like the Fiat 500, to choose from and new they are so expensive. So, the other day I was coming through downtown Hicktown and I saw it…
…my dream car. I seriously am lusting over it, now I just have to drag Bric in to see it. My other dream car would be a subaru legacy or a lexus. Growing up my Dad had a Subaru and that thing would go any where in any kind of weather. Then one day it got stolen and they found it a few weeks later burned up in a field. I loved that car though and have always thought I would love to have one of my own.
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When the weather turns warm there are certain things that must take place…
Roxie must go ride. It isn’t a case of the want to’s. It is a case of the HAVE to’s. She is like a big kid. She likes to stay home when it is cold but the minute the air turns warm, she just has to get out and let it all hang out…out the window that is. This day she was going to have a manicure and to see about some doggie eczema treatment
Hey, dogs get dry skin too ya know.
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Wednesday Wisdoms with Steph
I’m almost positive everyone has read about at least one of my crazy/amusing mornings driving to school. The vans, the dogs, etc. Well, now I can add one more to the list… birds. Ever heard the expresssion killing 2 birds with one stone. I think I just made this saying even more epic. I killed 4 birds with one car!!
So I’m driving down the road minding my own business. You know how birds just sit in the road when their is roadkill? Well… this is the case for my story. A flock of small gray birds were just huddling in my lane. Usually they fly off before the car actually gets to them. And they did, just as i suspected. I was in the right lane…they flew to the right. And just to clear something up, I think birds are the STUPIDEST creature alive. They run into windows even when you DON”T use Windex. Lol.
So they go to the right and then out of nowhere! they made an immediate u-turn and started flying toward the road! Keep in mind I am going like 60 mph on this little back country road with no one around. The birds, in the U-turn process, are now flying directly in front of my car!!! You would think they would fly up or around or something…anything….to get out of the way. Nope. They are stupid. All of a sudden BOOM BOOMBOOM BOOOOM.!!!!!!.( Side note: I am one of those people who absolutely hates feeling roadkill under my tire. I cringe, I scream, I freak out. It just doesn’t work with me.)
Theeeeenn started the screaming. LOL I freaked out. The birds literally hit my car!! OMG. I seriously about started to cry but at the same time it was kinda funny that the birds just flew into my car and no one was around to witness my mass murder. Tehehe. 
Anyway, I didn’t see them anywhere after their ridiculous collision with my massive Buick Lacrosse. ( Big to me because I am a small girl. lol) So I got to school and told everyone that sits with me and they thought it was hilarious. But at the time I was very upset about this. Think about it… I just killed FOUR of God’s creatures. And not just any creature.. the only flying animal alive!! How cool is that? And I, Stephanie, just about put them into extinction. Yay me. LOL I was afraid to look at the front of my car afterwords, in fear that a bird might me gruesomely shoved in my grill. Later, I came to the conclusion that if there was it would make the story 10x funnier. Ha! So after school I gained enough courage to look and nothing was there EXCEPT feathers shoved in the groove of my headlights. Ew. I took a picture with my nifty cellular device but unfortunately I can’t put that on here because I don’t know how. Sorry.
Lesson learned: Birds are stupid. Windex doesn’t work. And I still don’t know how to get feathers out of my headlights.
~See you guys next week, and sorry for the slightly late post. Toodles!!~
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