Yummy treats Danny made after learning how in virtual FCS class. Electives are the best.
Taking our last chance to get a reservation at our favorite outdoor pool meant only the elementary schoolers could go on a Friday while Grandma stayed with the middle schoolers to finish their full school day. I really wish they would take it a little easier on my middle school kids during this pandemic but it is what it is.
At 106,000 miles, our 2011 Toyota Sienna kicked the bucket. It began acting up as I was driving due to safety features helping with the steering by using the breaks. A warning came on to check the VSC System at the dealership. I felt like I shouldn't drive it anymore and my mother was generous enough to bring me her car when we needed to take the children to their extracurricular activities. Our service appointment at the dealer confirmed what I was afraid was true but really didn't want to be. It would cost an estimated $7,200 to fix the mini van I had been driving around for the last 10 years. We were so disappointed it only made it 106k miles but grateful for the memories and the safety of our precious children all those years. Hubby and I decided that we should buy a car that our oldest could drive in three years but that I would be willing to drive around unit she turned 16. Have you ever gone shopping to pick out a vehicle and tried to make six people happy at once? Well, turns out sometimes you find something that wasn't really on your radar and don't even bother test driving ones that were on the list of things you're interested in. Our 3rd dealership and winner of the day was VW when we decided to try to find an SE r-line Tiguan black edition with the available third row. Since we were looking on a Saturday, we needed to wait until Monday to hear back from the sales rep. I had a feeling there was no way they could find what we wanted and not have to wait a long time to bring it home. (Both VW factories in the States had closed down due to the pandemic so these Tiguans were flying off the lot.) On Labor Day we got the news a delivery truck from Texas had arrived and what we wanted was at another dealership ours could trade with. Pretty exciting! On Wednesday we had our new car and just in time to take Michelle to acting class and Natalie to the dentist. Later that evening we also got to put all 7 seatbelts to use car pooling to YM/YW at the church building. It still feels surreal to have a new vehicle when we weren’t planning on it. The people we worked with at the dealership were great and we are certainly enjoying getting to know our new car!
P.S. When we picked out this car on Saturday the high was reported at 100° and when the car was delivered a few days later there was snow on the ground! Oh, 2020, you are full of surprises!
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