All Downhill From Here

I bought a green 2000 Chevy Malibu on Saturday, as part of our “reduce the family debt” campaign. This summer we moved to a smaller home, now I’m moving to a smaller vehicle. I’m not crazy about the green colour of the car, but at least it’s a tasteful, very dark teal-green. The Malibu was owned by a retired army vet and most of it’s moderate miles were acquired on the highway. It’s got new brakes and tires and seems very dependable. Just what I need.

Now my white 2002 Olds Silhouette is up for grabs for a mere $15,200. When we bought it I had a vending machine business, a big dog, we still went camping and carpooled to soccer. We rarely camp any more. While Soccer Boy is still playing, we never transport more than one or two extra kids. We don’t need the extra space or the extra loan payments. We’re going to miss it – it has keyless entry, a power sliding door, removable, foldable seats, and a bike rack. It even knows the way to all my favourite races 🙂

Last night I got to drive the Malibu to Gord’s for the usual run. Linda and Yolanda were both back after their summer hiatus (what’s plural for hiatus?) and were raring to go. We jogged out to Tom Campbell’s hill and took a scenic street we hadn’t tried before on the way back. We were out for 57 minutes according to my watch. I was so happy to have my running partners back that I must have yakked their ears off. I must reign myself in and listen more next time. We had so much fun we planned another run for Sunday morning at 8.