Dave Hall wrote:

live in snow country and neither my wife's nor my car come
inside the house (needless to say the kids' cars don't either). The
wife was less than pleased by that when we contemplated purchasing the
current home and she thought she might get to use the garage, but
after we talked and she accepted that she got a dining room, a living
room, 3 bathrooms and virtually the entire walk-in closet and all I
got from the new house was a little bit bigger garage shop, she was OK
with it.

Dave Hall


maybe get her one of those canvas car awnings to park under. not as
much protection as a garage, but better than nothing. something like:
http://www.centraltarp.com/html/shelters_0.html