Going to the Valley to get my car tomorrow! I hope it looks as good as it does in the photos! $5,400 for a good car??? I hope so!

DD is still napping, but I am stoked to see her in it!

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These are books that I  could read over again…

• The Celestine Prophecy & it’s sequel The Tenth Insight
• The Alchemist (thanks for the rec Fairy Godmother)
• The Tao of Pooh
• Tao Te Ching (kind of a Taoist Bible of sorts)
• Memoirs of a Geisha
• The Catcher in the Rye
• Lolita
• Life of Pi
• The Great Gatsby
• The Twilight series… yeah, and I am over 30….

I also LOVE Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum Books.

• Stephanie- Lauren Graham(mom from Gilmore Girls). Sandra Bullock is my second choice
• Morelli- No doubt, Chris Meloni. Stabler from Law and Order SVU
• Ranger- Antonio Sabato Jr.
• Grandma Mazur- Cloris Leachman
• Lula- Sherri Shepard
• Mooner- The stoner from Jay and Silent Bob
• Joyce-Drea De Matteo
• Ramirez-The Rock
• Stephanie’s Mom- The Mom from Big Fat Greek Wedding

I <3 the Janet Evanovich by the number books!

I can’t get down to the Valley until Friday, so I hope it hasn’t been snatched up before then… I never thought I could get so excited about a ten year old car! I guess being w/o a car for the past few weeks is getting to me!

So looking for a car for UNDER $8,000 has really been a learning experience. I looked at getting a 2003 Honda Ody for $8,000, and guess what? The trannies SUCK, really bad. It is pretty much a given that by 100,000 miles you will have replaces the tranny at least once. Then I looked at a 2003 Subie Outback, MAJOR reported issues with that, too. So, I learned that no matter the reputation, all cars have some issues. The car we want is UNDER $6,000 and has over 100,000 miles, yes at some point it will have a problem. I put less than 10,000 miles per year on my car, so it would be 7 years before I am at 200,000 miles. The car is in the Valley, and I HOPE it is snatched up before I can get it. It is 10 years old and was $50,000. It is FULLY loaded, and the pics are really great. The car looks VERY clean, and has never been in an accident. It was a corporate fleet car, maybe some famous Exec drove it! LOL.

SO, np matter what I get, it will have an issue at some point, there is no prefect car. Lesson learned. BUT, I am getting a good car for under $5,500 and will not have a car payment! A car with leather, seats 7, has heated front and rear seats, dual climate, sunroof, is very safe, AWD,6 disc changer Bose stereo, real wood interior, etc. With good maintenance cars can go for longer than most people think. We are hoping this car lasts us 5-10 years. ANd the best part, cars this age have already done the bulk of their depreciating…

Think good thoughts for me, we even like the color!

ohh, ohh, wish it were Sunday….

Going meatless today???

Greek Pasta Salad

• One box Safeway “O” Whole Wheat Pasta, Farfalle or Rotini
• Feta Cheese (crumbled is easier)
• Spinach (I buy the big tub of Organic from Sam’s)
• Kalamata Olives
• Sundried Tomatoes (I use jarred)
• Olive Oil
• Oregano (dried)
• Lemon Juice

This is a great summer recipe, served cold! You can cook the pasta first ,put it in a colander, then cook the spinach in olive oil in the same pot.  You can do this the night before or AM, when the house is cooler. Toss the pasta with the other ingredients, and you have a healthy vegetarian dinner!

You can add Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, etc. Your choice. The pasta has protein, and the average American is consuming more protein than necessary.

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