The Old Homeplace

My new to me car!!!

We got a car last week. I got to try it out a little yesterday. We had quite the storm here and a part of rotten pine tree fell on our driveway. I drove over the end of the tree on my way up (during the storm!) and was able to stop the car on the steepest part of the driveway and back it up without moving a gravel on my way down!!!

Here's the car, a 2004 Subaru Outback with ALLWHEEL DRIVE:

At first I did not want to get a vehicle at all but since our kids live out of town and we really like to see them occasionally we decided it would be best to purchase one. My goal is to keep this vehicle as long as possible! I would like to get 200,000 miles on it. Dh can do routine maintenance and I will do the washing and cleaning! Keeping it clean will be somewhat of a challenge. As you can see we have a gravel driveway and there is plenty of yellow clay mud when it rains. I have been researching car care products and haven't decided exactly what to use yet. I know I need to wash it, use a wax or polish and a tire polish on the outside. I need to keep it vacuumed, dusted and the vinyl protected on the inside. I may look at purchasing a shop vac so I can do it all at home.

Simple Blessings

I am trying to learn to be more thankful.  I thought of these simple things I am blessed with today.  These, of course, are not my only blessings but since I tend to forget the "little things" I thought I would start with a few of those.

1. A warm bed with a quilt made by my husband's grandmother.

2. The smell of dinner cooking.

3. The sound of my husband's old truck coming up the driveway after work.

Thank you Lord for these simple pleasures that bring so much comfort and joy to my life.