Jill’s Blog

random rants and raves

Well, a new to us car, anyway. Now this may not seem like a big thing to you, but this is the first time in 6 years that we will have a second car. Here in the Houston ‘burbs, with no public transportation, that means that for the last 6 years I have either stayed home with all of the children, or I’ve had to get up, get everyone dressed, so I could take my husband to work. By the time I did all of that, I was usually too tired to go anywhere anyway

So, by the middle of this week, when we take possession of our used Ford Taurus, I will be free— free to run errands during the day or take field trips or go on play dates. I figure for the first week I will run somewhere every day. Then, the newness will wear off, and I’ll be back to being home most days. But this time I’ll be home because I CHOOSE to be home, not because there’s nowhere worth walking nearby.