Our New Gas Guzzler

When Gary got back from Afghanistan, he promptly traded in our little truck for a nice, shiny 4x4 gas guzzler. I was in full support of this. In fact, I attempted to do this before he got home, but had no luck finding a truck I wanted. We got an amazing deal, and I am quite happy with our new vehicle.

It came at a good time, since it has a bench seat in front and I've needed to keep my left leg straight the past couple weeks. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep your leg straight in a car? It is almost impossible. I tried it a few years ago when I feel down the stairs. We had a van, then. I got an immobilizer put on my right leg, then left for D.C. from Kentucky the next day. It was NOT comfortable. There I was, hopped up on drugs, my leg propped up on top of 3 pillows, and my foot barely clearing the bottom of the dash. Even though I am one of those people who are immediately knocked out by most drugs, I still uncomfortable enough that I could not sleep. So, having that bench seat has been wonderful. And, it has made me realize that all vehicles should have a bench seat in the front. Besides, no vehicle should have less than 6 seats. That's just all there is to it.

Then, there's the fact that we now have more room when we go camping. Although Gary has been trying to convince me to do minimalist camping, we are not anywhere near there yet. We would like to do it within the next year, but not as a regular thing. So, the extra cargo space is nice. And, quite frankly, the cab of our other truck just would not hold the 5 of us. Jump seats are not meant to be ridden in by full size people for longer than about 5 minutes.

Next, there's the fact that we're doing a lot of yard work this year. So far, we've put up a flag. It is absolutely beautiful. Plus, we've bought the cement, sand, and posts to put in a fort. We've also bought enough sand to put in a patio. The previous owners of our house were kind enough to leave us a stack of about 2,000 bricks. So, we're going to put in a, mostly, free patio. There is no way our old truck would have carried the weight of the sand and cement. We also want to level out our yard a little to make it easier to mow. That will take a couple loads of fill dirt. Fortunately, we have a good truck for that, now.

Plus, there's the towing capabilities. I just want everyone out there to understand that I do appreciate towing capabilities. Just think of the possibilities... Motorcycles, boats, jet skis, RVs, trailers, horses...

Oh my gosh, and winching. Truck winches help enable offroading. Is there any more basic fun thing for a family of boys to do than go muddin'? Every boy should go muddin' at least once in his life. Ah, I love my our truck.