Wednesday, July 30, 2008

$4.50 a gallon is killing this dad

Alternative fuels? I'm all for 'em.

Corn... Hydrogen... Hell if you could get my Saab to run on endangered whale blubber, I'd have to seriously consider the retro-fit.



Why? Because my 2 and a half year-old son will ONLY fall asleep in his car seat - And ONLY if the car is moving.

So now I have a decision to make, do I put up with a tantrum EVERY time he's exhausted and won't nap on his own OR do we pop him in the car and drive around burning through $85 tanks of fuel like Sherman through Atlanta.

ANSWER: $4.50 a gallon is killing me.

But at least for that money I can get some peace and quiet for upwards of 90 minutes a day.

2 comments:

Suzy said...

ARen't those kids old enough to do commercials yet?

Michelle James said...

I think they're cute too, but doesn't everyone thing their kids are cute? And god forbid I become one of those "stage dads" - I'd kill myself. So I think we're just gonna stick to a non-Hollywood existence for my 818 babies.