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First lets start with cats. This is what we found when we came upstairs one day. Can you count the number of animals in this chair?

And this was a cute cuddly moment between Yuui and Dudley

I'd say he fits right in with the rest of the family pets.

And now onto the car. Let me just start off by saying...I know I am broke and can't afford the car payment I will now have every month..but hear me out.

My car is worth (in excellent condition) $1500. Its problems right now include: broken gasket and corresponding repairs ($1000), 2 windows that don't work, No heat/air conditioning, broken dome light, poor bright lights, a water leaking problem that makes my front seat floor wet whenever it rains, paint and sealant pealing on the roof, and a few other issues.

So does it make sence to put over $1000 into a car that isn't worth that? Its been a good car. Its 10 years old, has 166,000 miles on it and I love it to death despite its problems...but lets face it. Even if I fix the overheating issue..something else could go wrong next month with that many miles. Quite frankly my mom didn't trust the car any more and really...neither did I. My father doesn't even trust it enough to take it to Winston anymore.

I wasn't even expecting to buy a car yesterday...but sometimes the unexpected happens. This car was a crazy deal in all our eyes. its a 2003 so it isn't brand spanking new but it only has 51000 miles on it so a fourth of the miles and is 4 years newer then mine.

Okay okay...here it is. Call me crazy if you want but I'll figure out some way to pay for it. My parents saw it as a good deal and I even shed tears because I wasn't sure what to do. Buy it and face a car payment for the next five years...don't buy it and spent the next year paying off a credit card full of car repairs. It was a hard decision but in the end I have no regrets.

Meet my new baby. 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT