A Sienna joins the family

I really really never thought I would ever say this but I LOVE my new minivan. Yes, we bought a minivan. We have been trying to sell John's truck for a very long time with no luck. Since gas prices got really high he started taking my Focus to work and I've been driving the truck around. With gas prices still on the rise and the sinking feeling that the dodge was depreciating by day we decided to take the plunge. We did end up selling the truck privately at the last second to a ward member who had previously shown interest and was willing to offer a bit more than the dealership. I think John shed a few tears as the new owner drove away in his truck. Last night we were preparing to buy this navy blue 2004 Honda Odyssey (yes, a horrible color but it's just a car and we didn't want a car payment) at the Honda dealership but they were not very willing to come down to the price we wanted. It was still a pretty good deal and we planned on taking it but John decided to run over to the Toyota dealership one more time and see what they were willing to do for this 2007 Sienna with the same mileage. Obviously, we got an amazing deal and for slightly more than the Odyssey would have cost us. And look at that color! Silver is Esther's favorite color lately so I know she'll really apppreciate it too. Thank you John for taking care of the haggling--we all know if I would have been the haggler we never would have made it. And thank you for my hot new Sienna!