Ever tried to buy a new car with a three and five year old?  Well, it takes some serious negotiating skills – not with the car dealer but with your kids!  But, Liam and Skyler really wanted a new car.  Each time they crammed into the back of my Jetta, they would say “moooommmm….when are you going to get a new car!”  Or, “your car stinks.  We like daddy’s new car.”  Geez….privileged kids, huh?  We did end up getting a new…beautiful…roomy….nice smelling Ford Explorer.  Decided to lease it for three years until we know what the ultimate size of our family is going to be.  Plus, hopefully in three years cars will be lighter and more fuel efficient – the one downside to having a big car!  Other than that, with the heated seats, heated steering wheel, third row automatic seats, back up camera, blind spot indicater…what more could I ask for!!!  Oh…it even told me to get some rest the other day!  Seriously, a warning indicator came on that said “warning…driver should get rest.”  It had a little coffee icon next to it.  Doesn’t say much about my driving I suppose but HOW COOL IS THAT!