Ain't she purdy!

Of course I'm speaking of Maisie AND my birthday pressie. All you smartypants who guessed a car in my last post were correct! I've been driving my poor old Volvo for almost 19 years and it did pass inspection just last week but it needed work, major a/c repairs, new wiper fluid motor, new brakes, tires, some belts and it hasn't had a working radio in almost 5 years. The cost of repairs far exceeded the value of the car and starting in August Maisie's going to a new school so I'll be doing a lot more driving and racking on the miles so it was decided that a new car was needed.

After lots of research and back and forth looking at different cars I finally decided on a Toyota Prius Touring in the lovely color of Silver Pine Mica which should hold up well here in Georgia as the color is oh so similar to pollen green which is so prevalent here. Oh my gosh though, coming from a car that I had to use a key to open the doors, an analog clock, a five year non-working radio and just the features of a 19 year old car, my new one rocks! First off, how cool is it that all I do is walk up to the car and because the key fob is in my purse, I just wrap my hand around the door handle and the doors unlock. Then without ever taking the fob out of my purse I just press the start button and the car is up and running and then within seconds the navigation system is letting me know that the bluetooth is connected and working. Also cool is that the car has a backup camera which I'm still trying to get my head around and I haven't even tried out the 6-disc in-dash CD changer.

I actually got the car on Sunday and I can't even tell you how much time I've spent just trying to learn how the features work. I'm having a great time though learning all about my new car and trying to figure it all out. So happy birthday to me and I wish everyone a great day today.