The Volvo...

... so we picked up our new, used Volvo on Wednesday, and we love it (so far) although Steve is scared shit about the expensive maintenance of the car. We'll cross our fingers that no major items will need to be replaced for a few years...

For those who are interested, we got the 2000 model (all-wheel drive) Cross-Country V70 for $14,500 w/warranty. It has 60,ooo miles. Should be an ok deal since we did it through a dealer.



PS. I forgot to mention earlier that Anika said her first combination of words this weekend... She and Steve had a talk about "This is sky", "This is bil" (bil=car in Norwegian). She actually pointed at the sky and car and said the three words! Pappa was very proud :)