I Got A Lift

A face lift?

Nope.  I hear that’s addictive and I like the fact that my face moves when I talk.

A Brazilian Butt Lift?

Yeah right!  I’m already blessed with some extra baggage in the rear naturally,  I don’t need anyone pumping fat into me to give me a little bigger booty!

So, what kind of lift did I get?

Well, I didn’t get a lift – but my Green Disco did.

Yep!  My girl is now 3” taller than she use to be.  May not seem like a lot, but when you’re short like me.  It’s a lot.

 

 This is how she use to look.  Sad looking tires.  Low to the ground.  Not manly at all.  Well, not for a Land Rover that is.  

The old springs that looked like they were pulled up from the Titanic wreckage.

Pretty new springs. All in place. 

New tall Green Disco.

Cool new 32”tires.

 

Granted I can’t get in easily at all.  That’s what happens when you’re vertically challenged like I am.

I’m considering a spring board.  Or maybe a rope ladder that drops out when I open the door.  It’s a fun time watching me try to bounce into the driver’s seat.

Getting Scout in is more like a game of basketball.  He’s the ball and the car seat is the basket.  Just toss him up and hope he lands.

I should get a pic of me next to it.  The bumper is almost as high as my hips.

So – there you go.

I got a lift!  A cool lift.

And maybe some of you out there are frowning on my gas guzzling SUV type vehicle.  Sorry, but you must not know what it’s like to live in Colorado where you can get snow 9 months out of the year.  When you encounter a storm like we had on Tuesday night, you’d better hope that your only vehicle isn’t one of these:

Seriously, you wouldn’t even make it out of your driveway, let alone a mile down the road.  And for those of you who don’t know (Paige knows, though) – Colorado does not shut down when it snows like some cities.  Nope.  It takes at least 4 feet of snow to do that.  We did get that back in March of 2003!  But 1-2 feet of snow is nothing and business goes on as usual.  So, you will need a vehicle that can actually drive in, through and on top of snow.  Not seeing the little Smart Car making much progress on the snowy, slushy, iced over Colorado roads!

And, thanks to my new lifted, gas guzzling Green Disco:

1.  We were able to make it home safely Tuesday night after our meeting at church.  It took us an hour because you had to drive so slow due to the extremely slick roads, but we got home safely and we were all safe, including our children.

2.  We were able to pull 3 people out of the snow that night – stuck in ditches and what not.

3.  We saved those 3 people the cost of calling a tow truck to get them out of ditches and unstuck from the deep, wet snow.

4.  We saved those 3 people the possibility of being stranded late at night in a cold vehicle – which could have proven dangerous!

So, I’m thankful for my Green Disco, not matter how much gas it takes.  Besides, I pay for the gas – not you, so no worries.  And now I sit a little taller (no pun intended) since she got her little makeover (thanks to Hubby)! 

It’s fun trucking down the road in my tall Land Rover Discovery aka The Green Disco, huge tires and my Mountain Midwifery sticker on the back window!

Only in Colorado!

remember to:
live.laugh.love.and.celebrate.life.

“A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks.”

Charles Gordy