Need a New Best Friend? Go Car Shopping.
After what feels like ages of searching, I am finally in possession of my very own new-ish Mommy-mobile. We have had a long and exhausting search which has taken over our lives and emotions this week, but now we're halfway there. One vehicle down; one to go! We have also made the acquaintances of several car salesmen who wanted to be our new best friends (as long as we were in need of a vehicle). I know that not all car salesmen are slick and shifty (like the pretty decent one we eventually purchased from in the end), but some of them are. They like to use your first name too frequently and assure you that they understand your needs. Most of them had no concept of my needs. "Big Al," for example told me, "Look Meredith, you got kids. You got a lotta stuff. You're gonna be driving them and all thier friends all around town. Heck, you prob'ly also got a lotta big friends just like me. I'm a big guy, you know. S...