My husband wanted a commuter car to make the long 8 mile "commute" into work easier than in his big heavy Diesel F250 pick up truck... so he did what any normal person would do. He bought an old Land Cruiser HJ47 Diesel jeep/truck/bus/tank called a TROOPY. I have to admit I egged him right on since it reminds me of my first car, a red Jeep Wrangler, but this one is so much cooler. It is really hard to find in the US and imported from Australia, right hand drive, stick shift, reads in Kilometers, has a removable top and seats 10 people in the back along the benches (without seatbelts or proper seats of course). But to calm the grandparents nerves.. don't worry. We are putting in a roll cage, real seats, major seat belts and every safety mechanism you can imagine and only driving it around town. This thing won't go on the freeway ever again (Heff drove it 500+ miles up from San Diego last week going 55-60 mph the whole way and was still saying "huh?" every five minutes when I asked him questions- it's a little loud on the freeway without weatherstripping!) But it's a fun project for him to work on and make his way around town in.

Uncle Jerry came over to check it out when it arrived in the driveway

Francie's ready for takeoff... it's gonna be awhile before you get a ride France!

Driving Miss Maisie. I just can't wait for Heff to haul Francie somewhere with her carseat in the front seat on the left hand side so when they pull up next to someone it looks like a two year old is at the wheel