You say you want to know what has been happening since we’ve been in California? Oh you may be sorry you asked! The first order of business was to see the kids, check. Next item on our priority list was to get the car situation figured out. What a mess that was! It took us a few days to get the logistics worked out. We had to find out from the insurance company what the series of events were going to be. How long were repairs going to take. That sort of thing. Well was I just a Polly Anna thinking nut job. The car was seven years old, had over 100K miles on it and major damage. Oh yeah, they totaled it!!!! My poor car, that had been all over the country and had been on roads that no self respecting compact car would have ever dared! That car was a trouper and now it was totaled. So that meant we had to get a new car. Of course that opened up a whole can of worms, but in retrospect this might have been a blessing. Fixing the damage to the car would have taken weeks.
So we find ourselves car shopping. We decide Tuesday is the drop dead day. We are going out in the morning and not coming home without a car. I contacted every Hyundai dealer in the area. I told them what I needed, hit me with your best deal. Our plan was to go to two dealers but we were going to end up at the third and buy the little red car he had. It was cute, it didn't have cruise control but they told me that wasn't an option with a manual transmission, bull shit!, but we were having a hell of a time even finding a stick shift. I wasn't going to make that a deal buster.
We cruised into the first place, we ask to see the guy we had been messaging, he is out. Someone else is going to help us, a a slight side step, but OK. He goes off to find the paperwork on the car and he is going to bring it around, GREAT. It’s an automatic!!! Helloooooo, I know nobody drives a stick anymore but I did think they knew the difference. Apparently NOT! That was the only stick shift they had, even though it wasn't a stick shift so we left. As we are walking out the door I can hear the guy say but I can find you one at another store. . . So dude, you shot your wad and you blew it. Damn it, the next guy on the list was an ass and we didn't like his attitude. He was very smart mouthed. We decided to skip him and just go get the little red car. So I called the guy at that dealership and told him we were on our way. He was so confident, isn't that cute, he said he would bring the car around and be waiting for us. We weren't five minutes down the road and the phone rings. It was our little guy, I was so hopeful, I thought maybe he was going to tell us they were washing it or something, HAH!!!! He tells me it was hit, it was in their collision area. I had to have him repeat that. It just didn't make sense. He said a rental had hit it. WTF!!! Am I living under a dark cloud or something. I mean, come on people throw me a freaking bone here.
There was a fourth option, we called them. I tell them we are about 30 minutes away. The guys says well the car isn’t actually there. It was at their sister store, my blood pressure by this time must have been off the charts. The guys says we can come in and look at the automatics and take a test drive in one of those while they bring it from the other store. I told him I didn't need to look at the car, I knew what the car was like, wanted to see the car I was going to be buying. Really is that so much to ask? So again, I'm on the phone calling a dealership to tell them I'm coming to look at a car, I'm not stupid. I went to the dealership that actually had the car. We got there and a very nice young man showed us the only manual transmission Elantra they had. It was very scaled down and black. Really the only color I didn't want. Whatever, at this point I wasn't holding out much hope. So he went to get the keys, we were going to take a drive. I was standing there waiting for him to come back and another two salesmen came up to me and were making small talk and I was telling them I wasn't thrilled by my options with the car, but they only had the one manual. The one guy says no we have another, if I want to consider the sport package. I told him we didn't want a two-door, he said that it was a four-door just a sport package of options. So we looked at it and fell in love. Looking back I have to wonder if they were really skilled salesmen, they show me a car that isn't much, then drop one that is another $6K in ours laps. Boy, they were good!! So anyway, we have a new car!!
Now the much lauded and awaited event. Our little Maddox has come into the world and is a beautiful baby and a perfect gentleman. He is just the sweetest baby ever. Oh and Courtney is such a trouper! She came through a c-section with flying colors and no complaints. I envy this girl. She was so good about having to give up her car with her last few days to get things in order before another baby comes. She deserves a reward!!
Evelyn is actually dealing with her mother being away better than expected. She is loving to her little brother and even gives him little kisses. It is adorable to watch. Aiden has been brave and has held Maddox. The poor kid is so stiff, he is trying so hard to hold the baby in just the right position. Of course all of this is only when they can pry him from my clutches. Hey, great grand-mom gets priority!
What a crazy time we have had since getting to California. It has been wonderful spending time with Curtis, Courtney, Aiden, Evelyn and now Maddox. More will be coming soon. Oh and did I mention the brush fire that broke out not far from our campground? We thought we might be evacuated, but nothing much came of it. Thank God!! And what is up with the traffic, oh my GOD! Oh well, see you all soon. . .
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