She's back!

Thanks to Scott, she's been resurrected! I was ready to call the junk yard and have them haul it away.

2 years ago when Bethany got her car, we didn't have any more room to park her in front of the house. Since we don't have a driveway, only an alley, we parked 'er on the backyard slab. There she sat--lonely and neglected. The spiders were her only friends. I think all the kids learned to drive in her, except one, but they all hated to drive it because it wasn't cool....it was the family van and who wants to drive a family van when you've just received your driver's license? So Scott charged the battery and Viola! She started on the first turn after sitting soooo long. I actually love that van, except when the air conditioner went out, then the heater, which we never seemed to have the money to fix. HOT in the summer and BRRRR in the winter. Oh yeah, I think the CD player is broken too. I wish the picture above was the real deal, just a pic of what it looked like when we bought it. She certainly isn't perfect. The paint on the roof is completely gone, the dent in the side is still there (won't say how that happened), still doesn't have heat or air, needs a couple of motor mounts, and the interior is showing it's age. But it's clean--spiders gone-- paid for, and runs, and it will come in handy with Jo and Amanda coming next month. I've even offered to drive her again (am I nuts?), just because I don't work that far from home. Thanks Scott for not giving up on her.