Our new ride

I forgot how to drive during our last snowstorm a couple of weeks ago and slid the Cobra into a curb at about 5 mph. The result was one mangled front wheel and a front-end in serious need of realignment. It was then that we decided we really needed a new car that was more adept at handling inclement weather and was more of a family car. I would rather chew glass than own a full-blown SUV or mini-van, and most sedans are too small. Looking at the available options from nearly every manufacturer, we decided to go with the Subaru Forester. It's a small SUV that drives like a car and gets decent gas mileage (20/27). I was ready to buy a brand new 2008 when I came across a 2007 model with 13,000 miles on it. I went to the dealership to check it out and couldn't believe that it was a used car. If it weren't for the odometer reading, I would have thought it was brand new. The price was right, too - $2,000 under the blue book value and about $5,000 less than a new 2008 with the same options. So we bought it and drove it home last night. Here are a couple of pictures:

Brian, Chris, and Jackie Wish List

Brian

Amazon Wish List

Jackie

1. Tall Candle Holders
2. Plant Stands
3. Beret, Scarf, and glove set (cream color)
4. Crock Pot
5. Make-Up Kit this or this.
6. Celine Dion Perfume
7. The Wizard of Oz (Widescreen DVD)
8. The Reaping (Widescreen DVD)
9. The Mummy (Widescreen DVD)
10. Fantastic Four – Rise of the Silver Surfer (Widescreen DVD)

Chris

1. Home Depot 50 Piece Power Tool Set
2. Home Depot 18-Piece Tool Box
3. Race track
4. Fire Truck
5. Clothes (3T-4T)
6. Shoes (Size 9-9½)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8. Charlie Brown TV Specials (we have all the movies)
9. Classic Christmas Movies
10. Shrek Movies

Don, Renee, and Ronee Fox III Wishlist

Ronnie Fox III
New Bed Sheets/Comforter – "Transformers” or other Ronnie Fox themed
Pants - Husky Size 8 with adjustable waist-band
"Bumble-Bee" Action Figure from Transformers or other “Transformers” items

Renee
5/8 " Right and Left X-ray markers with initials that can be found at:
http://www.pjxray.com/cgi/home.php?aid=g&cid=19
White Nurses Shoes Size 9
Phantom Tickets

Don
Fancy Man Wallet
Chardonnay or Merlot Wine Kit
DeWalt Cordless Drill Set as seen by Brian Rapp at Home Depot

We all like the Wii
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Super Mario Galaxy
Rayman: Raving Rabbids
Nintendo Wii Zapper

The Griffis family in the news

The Courier-Journal snapped this picture of the Griffis clan at the Thanksgiving Parade in Louisville.

First Post!

All set up and ready to go. Feel free to post anything that's going on with your family. Include pictures when you can.