Beans and Bread

Dying is expensive.

Let's think about it. There's the funeral and casket of course. For us there would be the cost of transportation of our lifeless bodies back to the U.S. Then there would be the counselling required for all who knew and loved us (hey, what's not to love?). And of course there would be the overall, non monetary cost to the community as a whole. We're a cool family.

So when you really get down to the nitty-gritty, buying four new tires to replace the non "road worthy" ones that we evidently had on the Toyota, should seem like a good investment. After all, it most certainly saves us from a flaming death on one of the roads (or more likely tricky round-a-bouts) here in little ol' Alice Springs, central Australia.

A good investment. A necessary invesment. It's a mantra in my head. I'm sure it was what Jason was thinking when he was signing the credit card slip for the $892.00 we were charged for four tires and balance. Yeah, I'm sure that's what he was thinking. He was thinking This is for my family. To keep them safe from harm. I love those guys.

Thank you honey. We love you too. And when you factor in the conversion rate it isn't really all that bad. Only $829.00 US dollars. Chump change. No big deal.

Gotta go now. Dinner to fix. The children will get used to the beans and bread. Luckily we can still afford vitamins to supplement. I think.