We started planning this trip to Las Vegas in late 2017, but we settled on the date in January. Wondering what else might be going on that week, I discovered that the 50th Mint 400 would be run this weekend. Giddily, I informed the love of my life, whose birthday the trip would be celebrating, that we had an…

...and Oppo.

One of my coworkers saw my Hot Wheels work collection, and brought these in for me. She found them among things that had belonged to her father before he passed (a couple of years ago). These were made by a glass company in southern Ohio some years ago called Boyd Glass.

...are up NOW on the Kmart.com website. Don’t know how long they’ve been up, but I just managed to order mine.

I was brought home from the hospital in my parents’ first-gen Celica. My mom tells me I loved the car, and bid it a tearful goodbye when they traded it in ‘77 or ‘78.

Thanks for joining me on the final day of the 2017 Hot Wheels Advent Calendar. Welcome to Day 24!

Coming down to the wire! Welcome to day 23.

Welcome back, for Day 22!

To paraphrase Wooderson (caution, language), I hope you got your wood screws, cuz I’mma blow your doors completely off! Welcome to Day 21!

Sorry again for the missed day. Back to it!

Welcome back, for day 18!

Sorry for my lack of updates! Let’s get to it!

Why, it’s my third M2 chase!

Welcome to day 14!

We’re on the downhill run now. Welcome to day 13!

We’re at the halfway point! Welcome to day 12.

Day 11! Welcome!

Welcome back!

Welcome to Day 9, Early edition! Today is Christmas cookie making day, so I’ll probably be busy all day and likely too tired to complete my post tonight. Let’s get to it!

Welcome back to Day 8!