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[N-o-l-a 7,167]

And instead of a silver 2009 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Unlimited we now own a dark brown 2013 F-150 XLT extended cab with ecoboost

Is that good news?

I'm half debating getting a minivan or an SUV with a third row right now.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

That Ford has gotta be at least Many times better than Tarks piece of #### Pontiac...

...for which the dealer gave us nearly Blue Book value on the trade-in, and which the dealer retailed to (and we precisely quote) "a very happy customer," take that man.

Edited November 20, 2016 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Saturday GS/ES report, see man:

Despite a latish start and Mrs.-T-B.-issued time constraints, a satisfying experience was had by us and we were able to hit nearly every itineraried locale, oj tak.

The take, see man:

-- large cooler + fluffy bath-towel = $Many ($2x2x2x2-2), deal man

-- half-bottles Tresemme shampoo & conditioner + fluffy warshcloth = $1, steal man

-- serving-fork + Many (2+2+1) handkerchiefs = $1, steal man

-- Many (2x2x2x2+[2x2x2+1]) warshcloths* + Many (2x2x2-1) dishrags + ManyM Filtrete filter =

$Many ($2+2), absolute steal man

*Many (2x2x2-1) of which would do a luxury hotel's bathroom proud, oj tak

Total = $Many ($2x2x2x2+2+2), whee man

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Today was the first day that we had to wear an overjacket, Texas Many everywhere else subzero man.

We shall turn on the casa's heat tonight, fire it up man.

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After GS-ing, we took Mini-B. to Burger King for chicken fries with ketchup, major food group man.

He voted for this over curly fries from Jack in the Box, discerning-palated wee man.

After lunch, we visited Petco for a trip to the "zoo," delighted wee man.

We saw a mini-gecko striving to shed its skin, fascinating for we and wee man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

After a much-needed 2-hour nap, we awoke and spent $Many at Aldi, zzz and shop we man.

Everything would have cost $Many, not just $Many, had we shopped elsewhere, long-realized man.

We then met Mrs. T-B. at the r-casa to meet a prospective rentress, sounds ideal man.

Rentress went straight home and filled out the rental application, motivated rentress she man.

Rentress has husband, 2 well-behaved Manyagers, and a service dog, she & he & wee & arf man.

We are finally encouraged, about time man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

We then spent Many (2+2+1) hours preparing receipts for eventual income-tax filing, drudge we man.

However, better in stages than in a comparative panic later, oj tak.

Cat sent some flying with muscular tail, inclusionary miu man.

We dished the warsher but warshered only the kitchen rags/GS purchases, no bath towels tonight man.

De-dish cat prep turn on heat zzz man.

Mornin', absent Commie- and other babes with or without +1 inventories!

[NikLR 13,227]

Well it's different. It has low miles and we're hoping it'll be more useful for us. We didnt take the jeep out as much as we wanted.

[NikLR 13,227]

Here it is

I'd never buy a minivan btw but i can see with another one you'd want the space and its an easier to use space than 3rd row seating.

[SAT 9,609]

The hillbilly is getting a woody...

[SAT 9,609]

Yesterday

Now

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Texas Many, Nueva York subzero, ha man.

Despite Chamber of Commerce weather, we did not leave the casa all day, no man.

We also got no nap, no we zzz man.

We warshered/baked/folded (load #Many still baking) and did receipts for taxes, drudgery man.

Edited November 21, 2016 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,267]

At least the receipts are arranged in chronological order and ready for input, hardest part done man.

For lunch/dinner, Tiff Mrs. T-B. served macaroni soup with chicken breast and lentils in it, ingest man.

Little MIni-B. was very tired all day, tired wee man.

He's been zonked out for the last 2+ hours, zzz wee man.

There are few things more wondrous in this world than a sleeping child, pure innocence man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

If we had time, we would inspect/reorganize/purge our linen closet, stuffed to the gills man.

Favorite resale shop loves getting our towels, glee man.

Within hours of their putting them out, customers snap them up, up-snap man.

It proves that our good taste is not merely in our mouths, no man.

Mrs. T-B. found a Word version of the Texas Standard Residential Lease, resourceful she man.

We might be up till all hours composing the contents for the new renters-to-be, r-casa occupancy man.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

WCG (World's Cheapest Gringo) shall join us for Thanksgiving, plan man.

He will cook our turkey, expert chef man.

We are to prepare the turkey beforehand, per instructions man.

This is the season when Steveklar cowers under the furniture till Black Friday, open season on turkeys man.

Speaking of which, who has plans for Black Friday / Viernes Negro, huh man?

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Scintillating repartee this eve, yawn man.

We shall hereby singlehandedly* remedy this, we man.

*Typing singlehanded with corpulent, purring feline on lap, affectionate miu man.