Take It As It Comes
It's been an interesting few days! Wednesday morning we had a '93 van...by Wednesday night we had a '99 van! The key was a $2000 AC repair estimate on the old Villager Van. We really liked that car and it served us well so we'd had in mind that when the time came we'd look for another one. Well after getting this estimate on Wed. AM Jim walked over to the sales side of the dealership and asked if they had any Villager Vans. Kismet! It's just like what used to happen...when the washing machine died we'd go to Sears and they'd have what we want on sale. So there sits a '99 white Villager with 33k miles and in excellent shape. Checked it out on Carfax on the internet to assure it had not been in an accident...all was well...price was right...so we're driving a "new to us" car. Then the fun of preparing it to be towed started.
So now it looks like we'll be in the Mesa area through April because we had to order parts to set up the towing. Fortunately we can use about half the parts from the old car. That will be a fun day..we'll have to take car and house to Camping World for at least a day for the installation!
Last night a storm blew in here, literally! Clouds gathered and as we walked the dogs we noted a wall of clouds, muddy looking, heading our way. Suddenly the wind picked up, probably to 30-40 miles, and fine dust blew in. Then the rain hit and it's been raining since. Temperature dropped 20 degrees. It's a welcome relief and looks like it will last a few days.