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This is Jim's new car "Rusty." She ain't perty but she runs good!

I killed Jim's other car waaaaaayyy back in June. We have been sharing rides, and running our household with one vehicle ever since. As much as I didn't mind sharing rides etc, I am happy to have Rusty with us. We have been having a giant question over what to do about a second vehicle. With #7 coming this winter, we know that we are going to have to buy a bigger van, but we have not found one that we like, or that we can afford. I really hated the idea that if I took the van somewhere, Jim was here with no vehicle. With our other kids being over at Carbondale at school, I really hated the idea that he had no way to go pick them up if something happened. That's when our local mechanic offered to trade our old car and a few dollars for this rustbucket. Let's just say that no payments will be made on Rusty! Jim and the boys have big plans of painting her purple. I figure that we will still have to buy the bigger van, but the girls are a few months away from being able to get a learner's permit (no, I can't believe it either) and this is just the kind of car that I want them to start out driving...that way when they back into the mailbox, I don't have to cry!