Good-Bye Jeep

Well the Jeep that Santa brought Anastasia for Christmas about ten years ago had to go. It has been sitting in the garden for over a year now and it was time to send it to Jeep heaven, aka the recycle center. Anastasia was our neighborhood taxi for many kids and if her brother's were nice to her she might even let them drive it every now and again. The things she could do with her own wheels were endless. The trunk was her main storage and she would carry everything from dolls to rocks in it. She even transported things like snakes and frogs for her brothers. Her friend Alexis had a red jeep and for awhile they forgot how to walk anywhere. If she couldn't take her jeep, she didn't want to go. Why ride two wheels when you can have four, that was her motto for an entire summer. She put countless miles on the jeep and eventually her knees were up to her chest when she would sit in it. When Mulan and Buzz came along we replaced the batteries, wheels and a few other parts to keep it working. They too enjoyed the jeep but all too soon their knees were up to their chests when they would sit in it as well. It was a tired Jeep and no longer in working order. It was time to say Good-Bye.
Buzz and Mulan took the lead in dismantling the Jeep. Mufasa was the overseer on the project providing support and instructions for them. Buzz is very good with a screwdriver and had the most interest as he stayed with the project until almost the end. Mulan was interested at first, but then her soccer ball and squirt gun were calling her. In the end it went the way of all projects. Dad was left to finish and clean up.