We've had a very busy week with our vehicles. First off we renewed our JCI on our car (it's the Japanese insurance/inspection that has to be renewed every 2 years. It can be pretty pricey if your car needs a lot of repairs. Our car needed a part from mainland Japan, so we had to wait a few extra days for our car to get done. Once we received our car back, we sold our van (looked EXACTLY like the van on the right) and are now down to one vehicle until we move.
This morning I had a WIC appointment, so Howard dropped the boys and I off at our appointment while he paid the remaining balance on our American car insurance. As he was coming back to pick us up (he was actually in the parking lot that we were waiting in) he was hit by another car and had quite a bit of damage done to his front end. After all of the police reports and dropping the boys and I off at home he had to go back to our insurance company and file a claim. Howard dropped off our car at the repair shop and they gave him this nice vehicle on the left.
Our new temporary car
Honda STEPWGN, this is the nicest car we've driven since we've been in Okinawa. We really like it! Too bad we only get it for the week.
I was very grateful that Jack and especially Luke were not in the car when Howard got hit. Howard's fine, just annoyed with all of the hassle and paperwork involved, especially since it wasn't his fault. I felt sorry for the airmen who hit Howard, he was shaking in his boots (it was his very first accident) and it didn't help that Howard gave him a lecture while waiting for the SP's to show up.
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That's the exact van we had to buy when we had Jacob! We just couldn't fit three car seats in the Ipsum, so just DAYS before Jacob was born we bought a Stepwagon! I loved it- roomy but not too big on those narrow Japanese roads. Enjoy it while you can!
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