Cool Car

We did something we haven't done for years today.  We test-drove a car.  Just for fun.  Just 'cause we wanted to.  We don't have any money to buy a new car and we are certainly hoping that the 2 cars we have will last a whole lot longer.  We just pulled in because we saw a car the 4 of us all want.  A Toyota FJ--you know the Jeepy-looking thing with the white top.

The reason we all want one is because Ian wanted one.  He thought they were the neatest looking cars.  Did we go look at them with him, when he wanted to?  No.  Now we all want one.  There aren't that many of them.  You only see them every once in a while.  This Toyota dealership only had 1 new one and 2 used ones on the whole lot.  That's Ian--unique. 

As fun as it was to test-drive (It's a really cool car, 4 wheel drive and many other fancy things),  I couldn't help but think of Ian the whole time and how our family with 5 people wouldn't fit comfortably in that car.  Ian's growing legs would have been cramped and the three of them in the backseat would have precipitated fights on any journey longer than 30 minutes.

I can help but wonder if we didn't all just want to feel close to our boy today.  If we had been quiet, maybe we could have heard him asking when he would get to drive it, and letting us know we need to hold out for the bright yellow one.