We were busy-Bears this weekend

[thebearfamily]

Yesterday was almost entirely eaten up by car-hunting.  We test drove a few models - Chevy HHR, Hyundai Sonata & Mitsubishi Gallant, I believe.  We considered a Hyundai Elantra as well, but it's just too small for someone as tall as O, when also trying to make room for a carseat (much less two, if we have a second baby at some point!).  We also considered the Honda CR-V, but O didn't even fit behind the wheel! 

What we did learn, however, is that we really like the Hyundai Sonata.  In fact, we'd all but settled on one, but it was slightly out of our price range, and we absolutely refused to be pushed at all upward from the $200/month payment schedule we had agreed on. When we do decide to buy, though, we're fairly sure that's what we'd like to get.  Having said that, we're having second thoughts about the idea of buying at all right now.  We're looking into other options for how to deal with the car-sharing situation at least while that is still feasible.  When/if D finds work (particularly if it's before we move), this may be something we need to renegotiate.  In the meantime, we're keeping our eyes open for good deals, so if you know of any, let us know!


Today, we've mostly stayed around home, save for a quick outing to WalMart.  Buggie spent some time talking to his Nana on the webcam this morning.  Then (mostly while he napped), we rearranged things to make his play area accessible again (it was curtained off for the winter), put the screens in our windows, and packed away some unnecessary decorative clutter.  When Bug was up again, he listened to his daddy play guitar for a while, and got his hair trimmed by his mommy. 

Bug has also been very sneezy and runny-nosed today.  We really hoped it was teething-related, but as the day has gone on, it's no longer seeming like that's the case.  Either he has a cold, or he's inherited Mommy's or Daddy's seasonal allergies.  Poor little guy. 


Next weekend, we're off to spend time with D's mother & family for Mother's Day.  And then Memorial weekend, we head to visit her dad - possibly stopping to go to a friend's baby shower beforehand. 


Busybusybusy!

Comments

[hkellick]

I assume you're aiming for a brand new Sonata? We found our payments for my 07 Elantra (only slightly used) to be pretty reasonable.

Good luck finding a car, regardless

*beginning to think he needs a car icon*

[dmsj]

No, new is not in our budget. With the amount we can put down and keeping our monthly payments at $200 or less, we can afford slightly less than $12K, if we go with a 72-month financing option.

[hkellick]

And you weren't able to find a Sonata in that budget? Seriously?

.. huh.

[dmsj]

We decided we didn't want to immediately jump at the one that was literally the VERY top of our budget. And that was all we found. Note that this was ONE day of looking, and we're still going to keep our eyes open. But for now, we've just decided we don't need to spend the money unless a REALLY good deal crops up.

[hkellick]

Well, good luck. :) I hope you find a great deal. :)