The Callenders

John and I were on our way to pick up my car which was getting new tires on, when we were hit by some guy in our neighbor hood. We had stopped to let the mail man thru the gate when this bozo started up his truck and kicked it into reverse and into us. There was no time to react other than me screaming that he's not stopping. Of course his truck doesn't have a scratch on it but John's beloved Camry, the car that survived Hurricane Katrina at the New Orleans Airport, was economically totalled.

As a result, we went car shopping! We had been talking about getting an SUV or a truck for a while now but had wanted to wait untill next year. We

started looking and decided on a 2006 Toyota Tundra. I did a nation wide search and it turned out the one we wanted was at our favorite dealership, Doxon Toyota! Unfortunatly the camry did not qualify for cash for clunkers. Even for a 17 year old car, the camry had too good of gas milage. Also, cash for clunkers drove up the price on used cars and dealerships weren't as willing to negotiate price. What can ya do?

Next is my trip to Washington DC. I flew out to give my cousin and her daughters a hand for a week. They moved there from Alaska and needed someone to stay with the girls for a couple of days. We had fun while I was there. We went to the National Zoo and I finally got to see panda bears! They were so cute! You can see more pictures from my Picassa Web Galleries.

We also spent my last day looking at the major sights. We took the metro in to DC and walked everywhere! We started at the Whitehouse, walked to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WWII Memorial, Korean war Memorial and ended the day at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. There's lots more to see and I can't wait to go back!

Not much planned untill next month when we go to Tennesee. The Puyallup Fair started today and I can't wait untill John and I can go!