Day Nineteen Hundred and Seventy

The Brave Routine

 

Whenever we wake up before he goes to "wukout" (workout), the Meemers stands in the doorway and watches her Daddy drive away with kisses and waves and funny tongue-sticking-out faces. Though this part of our day is stinky, her goodbye routine is something I absolutely cherish. It's just so sweet. 

 

Our little gymnast is a wrecking ball in the gym and I love watching her try new things. She jumped into the foam pit...

 

...and attempted the short balance beam all by herself!!  While she didn't make it but a step without calling it quits, I was so impressed with her courage to get up there alone in the first place! Bravo, my Tiny Love!

Day Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Two

The Best Friday

Well, Friday was just about as good as it gets.

Mimi woke up to a maple donut from Auntie Brandi.

She swooped it right off the counter before I even had a chance to give it to her. Hey, the kid loves "doduts."

She then managed to blow - and then catch - THREE "bubbies" on her bubble stick. I don't even know if I have the skill to do that. But she certainly does. And that makes me ultra-proud of her.

AND THEN DADA FINALLY GOT OUR DUMB CAR BACK!!!

This thing has given me more grief than I ever cared to surrender to it, but alas - it's home! After an ENTIRE offseason already without it, I am grateful - though annoyed - to see it back in our driveway. Because it means that I now finally have means of transportation of my own. No more being stuck at the house all day while Adam's gone working out! However, the price to get this thing working cost us a completely new engine, the installation of an A/C unit, all new wiring, new tires, and probably more things that I don't even know exist on a car (hence my annoyance). But we basically have a new vehicle now, so there's hope in that - though if it decides to break down again after having almost everything under the hood worked on since we bought it - I'm going to give the dang thing away and not even think twice about it. 

Day Eighteen Hundred Ninety-Seven

The Parked Car

While the babes played shirtless at the park (we mommies vastly overestimated how cold it was outside),

our red car was on its way to the car hospital. For like, the 82nd time since we purchased it last offseason. Imagine my eyes rolled all the way back in my head right now. Uhhhhh. So frustrating. But after they resuscitate this money pit with a new engine and an installed air conditioner, we'll FINALLY have a second car that runs, that doesn't stink, and that doesn't cause my husband to sweat 5 pounds of expensive flesh from his body every time he drives it. Gah! We were considering purchasing a suburban this offseason, but decided that though the car needs an entirely new engine, it would at least be cheaper than an entirely new car. So, hurry up and be well, my pain in the bank account, rotten child. We need you back so mama and Mimi aren't stuck in the house all morning every day of the week!!

Day Fifteen Hundred and Fifty-Three

The Nova

So, we drove an hour North yesterday.

And we stopped at the bank.

Why?

Because.

This.

So, you see, we just recently realized that we'll - in fact - need a second car come Spring Training. We live 25 minutes away from Roger Dean Stadium and there's no way Amelia and I are making that trip twice a day just to drop off and pick up Dada. (We all know how much Amelia loves the car. Blah).

And since we aren't in the position to purchase a new(er) vehicle (SUV-type) for Amelia and I, we were stuck with what to do. Buy a cheap car that'll just depreciate in value right after we purchase it? No. Buy a cheap car that'll appreciate in value right after we purchase it? That sounds better. But how? 

By purchasing an old car (like a 1973 Chevy Nova) that works as a daily driver and a fixer-upper. Uh. I guess? Dad's always wanted one anyways and apparently it tastes good. So, uh...

...sure.

Yeah, that's fine. I guess.

(But only if you work as you promised, little red Nova!)

Whitacre seems to like you alright and Amelia's in. 

So, welcome to the family!

And now, we have a second car.