Lesson 6

Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don’t think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don’t look like that.

1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.

2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.

3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.

4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.

This one left me laughing so hard! My boss had a BWM and tried to convince me that it was the ultimate car and exactly what I needed. He said it had 9 airbags for safety. I told him that with an 18 month-old child, half of those would have to be turned off. Of course his three daughters are all grown so he doesn’t have to worry about Cheerios or spilled food in the car.