C'mon, mom, I'm ready to go.

We had beautiful 70 degree weather here today. Lily's babysitter came over this afternoon, and Carl and I went out together, all on our own! We were hoping to come home with a new car, but it wasn't in the cards for today. My previous car was, as suspected, totaled, and I have been driving a rental car for the past week. Shall I list some of the features that I have been enjoying with the rental car ('06 Malibu Maxx) that were not available to me in my '98 Sunfire? Oh, let's do...

• Rear defrost
• Being able to "pop" the trunk while in the car
• Power locks
• Power windows
• Remote keyless entry
• And the really fun one...remote start. I love being able to warm up the car from inside of the house before I take Lily out.

We are still not 100 percent sure what the next car will be, but I can tell you that it will have rear defrost. (Shouldn't that be a legal requirement on all cars?)