See Ya Later September

This has been a crazy last week of September.  

There was the debate of course, then George had to work 12-14 hour nights, then family stuff...and the real kicker...George's transmission went out in his truck.  Which at 10-11 years old wasn't completely unexpected, but it wasn't ideal timing though either.  We needed one more year out of it.

As Clayton would say, "What to do, what to do?"

Since we can't afford to keep fixing an old car, we are going to sell it as is and get a new one.  So I've been scouring the Internet trying to find our next ride.  Unfortunately for George, a truck just doesn't fit our budget. So we have been hunting something VERY affordable and VERY reliable.  We have learned with Clayton that you never know when his next emergency is around the corner and if he's alone with one of us, that person needs a reliable car.  And we can't afford a car right now that is going to cost us a bunch of money in repairs either.  Therefore getting an older truck with  higher mileage to fit our budget just wasn't going to fit Clayton's needs or ours.  And since he's our number one, his needs come before our wants.  So George compromised on getting a truck and agreed to an affordable 4x4 SUV instead.  What is this wonder car you ask?

A 2015 4x4 Jeep Patriot with a 7 year/100,000 mile warranty.  It has just 31,000 miles and came with an out the door price tag of under $17,000.  Woot woot!  It's simple, but fits our needs.  We aren't into luxury cars.  Our butts don't need to be warmed as we drive and we don't need touch screens.  We appreciate the simple things in life and are beyond happy with simple cars that meet our needs and don't have extras. 

We'll throw a towing package on it for the 4-wheeler and a rack for deer or whatever and we'll be good to go.  Even in a truck we wouldn't have gotten luxury features.  Cars get us from point A to B and we would rather spend money on experiences than unnecessary luxury.  Which I know isn't everyone's cup-of-tea, but that's how we roll.  

And I know around here most men are about their trucks, but George's new ride will make him more Eivin Kilcher than Willie Robertson which is 100x better in my book in every way.  I would pick an Eivin type over a Willie type every day of the week.  So the guys with their "woman wagon" comments (we haven't even picked up the car yet and George had already heard that) can take it and shove it because my husband is more of a God- loving, eco-friendly, DIY, doesn't need to measure his manhood by the size of his truck kind of guy and that is just the way I like it. :)

So going to pick up the car now and I'll come back next week to finish house posts.  And hopefully by Monday, I'll have some dates for Clayton's kidney procedure stuff too!