Visit with Granny and Pergande New Car

Since Carol died, I have been trying to get down to see Granny every couple of weeks. This past trip, we enjoyed a nice lunch at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing and then I took her "stock-up" shopping at Target. Granny absolutely loves to shop and loved wandering the aisles. We definitely stocked up on supplies to keep her loaded up for awhile. Great visit!



Over the last few weeks, we discovered that Mom's car's transmission was dying. Ugh! On this last visit to Red Wing to see Granny, the car was shuttering so much that we realized we need to get a car sooner than later. I learned from Auntie that there are some great car deals going on this month as the new 2018s make their way on to dealers' showroom floors. So we decided to do some research and get new cars for both Ron and I this month (Ron's truck is over 14 years old). Knowing that we will have a new driver in the house in less than 6 months, we want to ensure that we have safe and reliable cars to drive. Well the first one is on the books. Got a great deal on a Jeep Cherokee and they gave me the maximum trade in price for the Buick (thank goodness they didn't test drive it).