i think i've been talked into it...

i'm 90% sure that the next vehicle we get will be a hybrid. we were looking at honda pilots, hoping to make a decision by xmas this year, however i really think the smart thing is to look at cars that get more than 20 m/g in town. i think that if i didn't get a hybrid car, i would feel guilty for consuming more gas than is necessary...the technology is there, it's like spitting on mother nature to ignore it. :(

it will be more expensive but rob has discussed trading in his acura for something either smaller or another hybrid. he's thinking a honda civic (either hybrid or normal). the kids rarely both ride with him so it's not like it has to be big. he's commuting a lot now but that will change by xmas, he'll be stationed about 15 miles from home instead of 50.

it frustrates both of us that hybrid technology is not available in more vehicles. i believe i saw that the GMC sierra now offers a hybrid. but that's still just a handful of models out of hundreds.

i had been looking for something big enough to accomodate 3 carseats if necessary (seems this navy wife has not been very good about planning her children...who knows when #3 will decide to make an appearance). hence the honda pilot interest. i was thinking that toyota makes a highlander hybrid?? rob is the one who's been doing the research on all of this. we have an xmas deadline, i meant it when i told rob that we're not doing another iowa road trip in our CRV. i love the CRV and i love hondas. :( wish they'd get with the ball a little...part of me wonders if they'll be coming out with something soon and i should just wait a bit longer to get what i want.

things i've learned today:
1. both kids are spectacular if you take them to the grocery store by 8am. they were happy and giggly and content the whole time we were there. we got home by 9:30...usually i'm not even out of my pjs by then.
2. if you turn the car's air vent on recirulate while you're following a diesel bus and then turn on the a/c a few days later, you get really stinky burnt-fuel smelling air in your car. at first i was worried that our car was making that smell but it disappeared within a minute or two.
3. i really don't like eating food that other people prepare. a neighbor brought over some unbaked oatmeal chocolate cookies and it bothers me not to know the conditions under which it was made. did they wipe off the table? wash their hands? make sure the pans were clean after they'd been sittingin the cupboard? of course, i'll eat at any fast food restaurant without a 2nd thought.

that's all i've learned today. :)