Keeping it in the family

Just make sure you and Howie don't get in that van at the same time,I think it has a fertility curse on it!

'Chele, now that you got rid of the van, you will be driving again, won't cha? All the way up here to central OH to meet the rest of the OH gang and visit our gardens, right? I promise you won't have to do it by flashlight ;D

Kimberley and Howie, she tried to sell ME the van last weekend. I am getting a new car this week myself. Just got to figure out which car to trade in. We are buying a new car this year, a new car next year, and a third new car the following year (or not) to replace our aging fleet.

Howie better not play zoom zoom too much unless he likes buying gas!!! LOL

Root!! A fertility curse?? ahahahahaha

Lupie, I do plan on getting out and about and doing more. I just need to come up with some time and some destinations. :) I still have only been around town and my new car has a whole 97 miles on it. hahaha

Congrats, Howie and Kim (and doggies)! It's great to have such a comfortable and attractive ride.

A fertility curse!!! That's it kimberley is not aloud in the van. I've been looking for a way to make it all mine. This will work like a charm.

Now Chele and Craig...load up the dolls and come out my way. Jo

Gulp! All the way to Arizona?? You are mean! LOL

Oh nice van!! Good job you two, looks like you got a good one that fits all your needs. All set for a trip to Florida??
I'm with Zany...how the heck did 'Chele keep it so clean?? Fess up...I think lots of us would like to know.

It really does fit our needs. On the way home, we were excitedly talking about what all we could have in there and how convenient everything will be. We showed it to our friends and they said we'll have to be the official tour vehicle for when we go do sightseeing, LOL. Noah was very impressed with it and cried a bit when we got back to their house and he had to go back inside. ;)

Yes we are thinking about driving to Flordia for our aniversary. We would like to go camping. We will probalby have five days. So it will be two days down 1 night there and two days back.

Stacey, have you ever seen the commercial where a realator is walking through a house with a couple and they are talking about how immaculate it is and how nice? And the real estate person tells how it was owned by a nice older couple, no kids and no pets...then there is sort of a flash back of kids running through the house and a muddy dog running through the house and water flying everywhere?? LOL Let's just hope Howie and Kimberley are too polite to show the imperfections! :)

Chele, Melissa and everyone, it was great meeting you. I had a bad headache or I would have been more fun to be around. Chele, your yard and pond are awesome and the lunch was really tasty. Thank you so much for your DG hospitality. Please come to Newark and see us.......Chele, you can close your eyes when you go over the bridge you hate.......Melissa or someone else can drive over it. LOL.

Chele, the van looks fine...Really fine. :) Howie called from work to tell me the TV picks up the FOX network in the parking lot, LOL. Turns out you don't have to have the motor running to use the TV, just have the key turned to accessory.

ROTFLOL I guess he is enjoying his lunch breaks!

TV!? TV!!!??? It has a TV!!?? Holy guacamoley! (Hope its' in the back seat. Kimberley will be riding back there, watching it as Howie tools on down the highway!)

What else ya got? Sink? Refridgerator? Computer hook-up? (You know, they make these tent-thingies that hook up to vans/trucks to make a nice home-away-from-home!)

Sheesh! When I grow up, I wanna van like Howie's & GW's!

And a VCR shoe. I'm all set for those slow nights at work. Like tonight.

No, no other camping accouterments, but we could get an inverter to plug into the cigarette lighter; that would give us some outlets for the laptop and batter charger when we're out and about.

And a VCR!? Oh my...(ouch, just fell off my highchair).

I think ya'll should look closer...wonder if there is a plug in for running power to your van from a campsite power outlet (my old VW camper van had that, yrs ago).

LOL Shoe! I told you that you should buy it before I knew I was really gonna sell it. Technically that is a VCP and not a VCR. The difference you ask...you can watch tapes but not record. :) That is about all the nerd I have in me. LOL

Oh well Shoe, your family has you to entertain them so a VCP would be useless to them anyway....unless... they have you on tape to watch when you are too busy watching the road to entertain them!

I can see it now...Anybody seen Howie?...No?...that's odd...I know he came to work cause his van is in the parking lot...HOWIE??? Where is that man! ...Oh, by the way, if anyone sees him would you be kind enough to tell him he left a light on inside...Don't know what it is but it gives off a flickering light...

In walks Howie....Ya should have seen that show on Fox today...oh well, time to clock out and go home...see you tommorrow...it's been a long day...

LOL, don't give him ideas! They're slow at work and wanting volunteers. We have an extra car payment now, though, at least until our Buick's paid off in May 2004!

Here's some pictures taken at Badseed's on Sunday: http://davesgarden.com/t/403335/

What a nice lunch break. I went out and kicked back in the recliner and watched Everybody Loves Raymond. Man I love this van.

Boy I thought this van road good on the way home. I just took it to Wal-Mart and had new tires put on it man what a difference it rides wonderful.

Thanks for the offer of the tires Chele. I know you said your friend or relative could get them for 300.00. I did not have the money last week. However my Mom fronted me the cash until next payday and Wal-Mart had 60,000-mile tires for 285.00 including their hazard warranty.

That's cool Howie! Sounds like you got a good deal. I know the tires that are standard on there are about $100 each. OUCH! Hey, I emailed you earlier today. I think I sent it to your work E again. Geeze.

Doh! I do that, too, Chele.