Grandpa Kermit has nicknames for all of his grandkids and Calvin has always been Calvaroonie. The "roonie" nickname has been used for Jackaroonie on occasion also, but probably the biggest use is Grandma's 2002 Oldsmobile Alero that Syd lovingly named Maroonie (very creative name for a maroon car). When Syd left for college Maroonie sadly sat in Scott & Joy's driveway for a year or so before Scott asked us if we wanted it. We decided that the price was right for it to be the perfect first car for Calvin! Our newest driver worked hard getting Maroonie looking her best. The inside was scrubbed and vacuumed, and then we took her through the car wash.
We had to have a little work done because none of the windows worked, but now she's good to go! As much as he hates to admit it, I think he's kind of excited about his "new" car.
It's funny, because my first car was a hand-me-down Oldsmobile also (a 1978 baby blue Cutlass). I always joked that I wanted a car that was younger than me. Well, Calvin's Oldsmobile is actually 3 years older than him, but somehow it seems WAY nicer than my first car! This is partly because his car has a functioning air conditioner, speedometer, odometer, gas gauge and radio -- all things my Cutlass was missing. And Russ' first car, a 1978 Buick Regal (the "illegal Regal") had 3 different colors because of various fender-benders it had been involved in. All this to say, Calvin should be feeling pretty good about his first ride!
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