Thursday, November 15, 2007

Working on a Plan...

Mark is working on a plan to go scout out several places we might move to. That won't be for a few weeks yet, but until then I have to get refamiliarized with driving the car and doing things for our shop.

I have to learn to drive the stick shift without jerking it - and without getting stranded on hills etc... before I can go out with Esme in her car seat. I drove to the post office yesterday by myself. I have trouble with the stick shift in general, and this car has a starting problem as well. It gave me trouble three times just on the way back from the post office, but I was able to get it acting right again.

I was going to go do some shopping today, but decided it could wait for another day. I don't want to leave my baby to go buy things that aren't immediately needed -- it feels silly, and she is perfectly safe and happy here with Daddy but I definitely had trouble letting go enough to make the trip.

6 comments:

Chris said...

Heh, you're doing about 1000% better than me with a stick!

Lynn said...

Just remember clutch deep.

Jennifer said...

A stick! I'd be just as cautious, seeing as I learned years ago and haven't kept up with it.

mrspao said...

We barely have automatics here - it is all stick!

Jeanne said...

Look at it this way - once you can drive that car, you'll be able to drive anything. Personally, I like it and it's only my most recent car, purchased about a year ago, that is an automatic.

Anonymous said...

Stick shifts are easy. My Civic is the first automatic I've ever had.

Baby pix! She's just so darn cute! And so....established looking.