New Wheels

Momma's got new wheels! This is my second new vehicle ever. The first was our only other van, a 1996 Plymouth Grand Voyager. I remember driving off the lot in late 1995 feeling like I had M-O-M tattoed on my forehead.

That same fall we spent a lot of time with Jeff’s buddies from high school. One got married, several got together for a 30th birthday party, etc. We were about the only family with kids and we showed up with twins under age 2 and baby #3 on the way. Our friend, Ronnie Paul marveled at the way Jeff dumped macaroni and cheese on Claire and Ollie’s high chair trays and couldn’t believe his redneck, pickup driving friend had stooped to a minivan. Jeff made several silly comments about the features of the van (extra sliding door), his life as the taxi driver (momma reads a book, kids yelling for juice boxes, etc), and the pain of turning 30 (Goodbye 20’s, hello minivan…I’m becoming my old man).

Well, Ronnie Paul is part of a country music duo (www.hometownnews.info) and turned our minivan into a TOP 40 song! It really is a good capture of life as we knew it at that time! And, as a family we enjoyed hearing our song on the radio and watching Hometown News at the Grand Ole Opry!

Minivan
By Hometown News

(I can still remember like it was yesterday

When Daddy sold his Corvaire and we watched it drive away

Then we walked down to the corner with the money that he got

He bought a Vista-Cruiser off of Mr.Kelly's lot

That station wagon was the ugliest thing around

And I’d hide beneath the dashboard every time we drove it into town

Now twenty one years later I got a wife and kid

And I'm standing here on Kelly's lot just like my daddy did singing...

chorus:

Goodbye twenties hello mini van

Look out thirties I'm becoming my old man

The keys are in my pocket, I got the title in my hand

Goodbye twenties hello mini van

Selling that four by four really hurt my pride

But the cold hard fact was the lack of room inside

So long to my younger days I don't cruise for chicks no more

Now it's luggage racks and fruit juice packs and an extra sliding door

(repeat chorus)

I can see us on the highway, baby's fast asleep

Mama reads a book and I'm in the driver's seat

Heading off to places we've never been before

With everything I need and room for more

(repeat chorus)

Cut and paste the following link into your browser, then click on Minivan for a little listen!
http://void.snocap.com/s/genswf.php?id=T3-31324-WGLHP32H7W-W&r=