Tag: The Mighty Quinn
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jeep
Besides the joy of driving a car with a V3 engine, we had a couple of problems with The Prius.
First, it was small, and we had to use a roof rack pretty much any time we wanted to go anywhere or do anything. Second, The Prius had this horrible habit of getting broken into and, more recently, getting its roof rack stolen. With two kids under the age of five, we knew we were going to replace our car in the next 18 months — so, all of the above added up to a desire to throw in the towel a year and a bit early.
Years ago, we decided we were going to buy American for our next car (USA! USA!) and we went to the dealership basically only looking at Ford’s. Escape. Flex. Explorer. My Texan wife decided that the Escape was too small, even though it was 237 times the size of The Prius. I vetoed the Explorer, because I’m the one that has to street park that beast.
So we settled on the Flex. Until, thank god, we walked by a Jeep on the way to our final test drive. Whew.
The Prius is dead. Long live The Prius. Oh, and happy birthday, Sparkler.
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found: jimmy fallon
Sparklet and The Mighty Quinn are both obsessed with Jimmy Fallon’s Classroom Instruments segment. It began with “Let It Go” (naturally) but has progressed as far as “Blurred Lines” (thank God they don’t understand the words).
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the new share
So, our previous nanny share family bolted. After about 6 months, they decided they were done, and gave two (2!) weeks notice. This is pretty much exactly why nanny share families need a contract with each other more than they need a contract with the nanny.
(I’m not sure who they think is going to pay the nanny’s salary in the meantime, but — oh, wait, it’s us. I’m sure they have a great reason for screwing us and the nanny that’s served them loyally, but — oh, well, good riddence.)
Anyway, we’ve just complete yet another global, exhaustive search for a nanny share partner and this one is normal and cute, and i’m sure it will last forever.
