Happy (day after) Thanksgiving

I know I haven't been blogging much lately. Blame it on the accident.

We had a very nice low-key family Thanksgiving dinner yesterday. (Enjoying leftovers today.)Then we went over for desert to some friends' house. They recently bought a new house so it was nice to see it. We were planning to go up to Sacramento to spend Thanksgiving with Chuck's mom and siblings but the lack of a vehicle forced us to postpone the trip until after Christmas.

We're going car shopping this weekend. We're looking at getting a Ford Escape Hybrid.
Some of the reasons for the choice are:

I think they're reasonably cute.

I like SUVs but not large ones.

The gas mileage is great.

We were looking at a used Mercedes SUV but it turns out it only gets about 15-18 miles per gallon. The Escape Hybrid gets 36.

You also get a $2600 tax credit for 2006 for buying a hybrid.

Anyway, that's what we're looking at. We have to get it this weekend because we brought the rental back on Wednesday and that leaves us with only Chuck's truck which he'll be driving to work on Monday. Pray for us to get a good deal okay?

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I like to take some time to read up on the early history of our country and to share it with my kids. Here's a link to a history lesson on the value of thankfulness:
The Rest of the Thanksgiving Story