New month, New car

December 1st was like any other day. Ryan went to school, Nathan took a nap (or at least had quiet time) and dinner was done, some goodies in the oven and we were awaiting Matt to get home from work.

I was starting to wonder where he was, when the phone rang. It was Matt. He had been in a car accident just down the hill from our house! The first thing he told me was that he was ok, but the Explorer was totaled! I have to admit, when I got off the phone with him I was livid. That was the car we were planning to put all the boys in, when Ian came and there was no way we could get all three boys in the Corolla. I hadn't planned to go anywhere that day, so I was even more mad that he had taken the car that got the lower gas mileage to work! About 30 minutes later he called and asked me to come and get him.

I didn't see a picture of the Explorer until the next day. When I actually saw the car in person, I was amazed that Matt walked away from the accident with nothing more than a scratch and a few sore places on his body.


After we returned home from running errands Thursday we decided to just see what was on KSL in the way of used vans. We came across a 2001 Honda Odessey that was in our price range and looked well taken care of. We called the owners and it was still available to our amazement. We told them we would be there (Alpine) in about an hour to an hour and a half. We fed the boys real quick and tried to find someone to watch them, which was not a success, so off the 4 of us went. When we got there we looked over the van and took it for a test drive. We fell in love immediately and made an offer. The guy gave it to us for even less than we offered. I think he realized our situation and was very very generous! We took the offer and asked if he would hold it until the next day so that we could get the financing for it. He was more than willing. We bought it from an older couple and I think they fell in love with the boys! It was a fun experience. The man told us that several people had called and made appointments to come see the van, but never showed up. We were the first! What a blessing!

The next day Matt and I got the financing for the van and handed the check over and off we drove with a new car! Nathan wasn't so sure about the van at first, but once we told him he could be the big helper with his baby brother in the van, he was excited to have it!

We were so blessed with how everything fell into place and that Matt walked away from the accident! We are truly blessed! And what a great time of year to remember how blessed we are!