OUR NEW RIDE

What I did not consider... Loading and unloading a baby into the backseat of a Mazda 3, which is considered a sports car. The back doors were not actual doors but half doors because they were cut at an edge to make them look smaller. The backseat was half a backseat to keep the front luxurious and comfortable, while keeping the car small and compact. Besides the loading and unloading part and the trunk not fitting the stroller, the car seat did not fit unless you moved the front seats up as far as they would go. This would be fine if I was 4feet tall but considering I am 5foot 9inches and mostly legs I was miserable. I could not have a passenger in the front seat because they would not be able to fit unless they were eating the dashboard with their face smashed against the windshield.

It was time to upgrade or more like 'MOMMY GRADE'. I refuse to drive a mini-van or a gas guzzling pollutant SUV. So I somewhat compromised. OUR NEW RIDE is a Scion XD. So far I am averaging about 30 mpg and it fits the baby car seat, me the driver, and passengers. Plus it is NEW and made by Toyota. The backseat holds the baby car seat in the middle, plus the stroller and easy to load and unload. The fun part is that it has an IPOD connector for the radio. The only strange constant in my life is every car I have ever owned has been BLUE, and yes I picked the blue one again. PLUS no more LEATHER. Only someone living in a desert would be excited about getting rid of leather seats.