Farewell to the Blazer

After lots of years of love and driving, we had a little too much of this going on. . .

What a guy!  He looks good even in triple layers.  He's our fix-it man!

Check out those icicles!  Fixing the car took on a whole new level when we didn't have a garage and were living in what felt like the Arctic!

And it became time to say farewell to the Blazer.  Dave and his Blazer spent more time together than Dave and I did, so this wasn't the easiest thing to do. . .they were tight!  The kids loved the Blazer too and begged for opportunities to go on rides with Dad in it.  We took it for one last drive as a family.

And then we said goodbye.  Dave drove to Salt Lake for a couple of days of work and traded it in.  We weren't sure what he was going to come home with.  We wanted a larger car because of the winter driving conditions here, but we also needed great gas mileage, given that Dave drives over 100 miles a day to get to work and back.  In the end, Dave came home in a great little Toyota Corolla that is currently getting 40 miles to the gallon!  We have yet to see how things go in the winter, but for now, we're sure grateful for a car that doesn't need to be fixed for hundreds of dollars every month!