anyhoo, the excting news is that we have procured a lift van for our family!! we are buying it from a hinckley cousin who owns a dealership in utah. pat just bought tickets tonight to fly out at the end of the month and drive it back to ct with my dad. this truly has been an answer to fasting and prayer as something that seemed so unattainable to us a few months ago has now become a reality. shortly before my grandpa died, he agreed with my grandma to contribute to the purchase of a lift van for us. my grandma lovingly worked hard to contribute our fund. then amazingly, a van within our price range became available. my heart is full with thanks and remembrance of both the tender mercies of the Lord and my grandpa.
you can go here to see pics of the van. it is HUGE!! i might have to relearn how to drive. as pat said to me a couple of months ago after i transported him to work for a few days, "you are going to have to slow down if we buy a sprinter van". alas, he's right; i do love a fast ride and a little weaving, which is not a good thing when you are driving a vehicle designed to carry 2 tons. my guess is that i'm also going to need to work on avoiding curbs. luckily (insert sarcastic voice here), i have a beeper/alarm thingy for when i back up!
in other news, i forgot to report that i accidentally did a back-flip into the pool at family day. the diving board was higher up and more springy than the one at my friends' pool. so when i went to do what i thought would be a back dive, it ended up being a back-flip. we did indeed release our butterflies last night and the girls were able to eat their rock candy (see pics below - grace was disappointed earlier today that i hadn't put the picture of her rock candy on my blog yet).
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The part about your self-serve "spa"treatment and brownie indulgence sounds just like Elizabeth!
Holy cow, that van is HUGE! May be you guys will become as famous as the Gosselins (Jon & Kate + 8) with your new super-size van?
PS: Isn't that the kind of van that is really a Mercedes underneath?
PS2: Yup it is and you could even make it "official": www.mercedessprintergrille.com
April, that's sooo great! The van is a monster, and since you mentioned it first, I have too witnessed your NY- style driving skillz and well,... good luck people of Manchester! Just kidding, it will be fine. So glad your prayers have been answered.
i'm so excited about your van!! yea! i know how long you have been waiting/wanting...what a process...what a blessing! i think your driving will be fine, if not, run them over!! :) my favorite part of the post was about your back flip...love it!! amazing things happen when we least expect them! love ya!
ps...thanks for making an effort to come tonight!!
I love the new background! Hooray for the new van!
Wow! The van looks great, I'm really happy for you guys. I would have loved to see your back flip. Good luck with the driving.
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