Cutty

I am not sure if the term is used with material possessions. Nonetheless.... This morning, it seemed that Lolo Vic sold the toy car that is parked in our garage. It was Johann's favorite. Somebody came by to pick it up. Just a few minutes before that, the little boy was pestering his dad to take it out for a drive. He already had the key in his hands. When the car drove away, the little boy went back inside. Vic said Johann seemed "malungkot." I asked the little boy if he said goodbye to the Porsche. His response was a quivering face. Then, the tears that he was trying to hold back flowed. He was bawling as if he lost his favorite toy. All I could do was hug him and offer him his "security blanket." Hay, if only we knew it was being sold, we could've prepared him for this.

One of our considerations for getting a pre -owned car were the cost of improvements we're going to make. We foresaw the need to change the suspension for our kids' comfort. We'd also have to replace the steering rack. Since I will be using the car, most of the time, it has to be easily manoeuvred to cope with the driving needed in Manila. Weighing the cost of the improvements, we opted to buy a brand new family car instead. How I wish I'd seen these very reasonably priced steering rack s. We would have reconsidered getting a pre -owned vehicle.

We got the replacement for our old family car yesterday. It is good that we didn't have to wait long. We got the color and the model we wanted. Though I will be the one who'll drive it most of the time, Vic considers it his newest toy . He is already thinking of ways to pimp it. The headlights were already converted to HID. Johann was supposedly assigned to the last row. I guess, he is getting claustrophobic, he refused to go to the back. We put his car seat behind the driver's seat. He went there with no qualms. Javi's car seat is now assigned to the last row. It was difficult to make it fit at first. But, we managed. I am still getting used to the size. I have attempted slipping through cramped spaces in traffic jams. So far, so good.

Today, we said goodbye to our first family car. We got this in time for Johann's arrival. Now that our family has grown, we needed to dispose of this to give room to a bigger, 7-seater vehicle. In the mean time, I am driving Vic's car while he drives his mom's car. One of our helpers remarked that she is saddened because the car is no longer with us. I, on the other hand, was quite relieved that it has moved on to its new owners. I am more excited to get the replacement. Oh well, farewell CRV. You served us well.