Today was quite good. For one thing, I'm excited because I'll have Saturday, Sunday, and Monday off of work! On Sunday and Monday my Dad and I will attempt Gray's and Torrey's Peaks for the third time this summer. We'll go up to the trailhead Sunday evening with a friend of my Dad's, camp, then wake up early and summit on Monday morning. And even if there's a blizzard replete with lightning and earthquakes, I will summit this time. Well . . . maybe not. After all, as my uncle Chuck said after our last attempt a few weeks ago, "If we're going to die on a fourteener, it had better not be one of the easiest ones."
My Dad and I went over to our pastor's house to check out a vehicle that his son Marcus has for sale. It's a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Freedom, a limited edition 4x4 only sold in Colorado (so I've heard, but you know how those gimmicks go). Marcus has spent $8,000 over the years adding all kinds of extra features for off-roading, such as freakin' huge tires & shocks, engine modifications, and dozens of other things that I had a little trouble following during his explanations (I'm not especially knowledgeable about cars). We took it for a test drive, and it was completely different from any vehicle I have ever driven (in a good, if moderately frightening way). It is so powerful that, as my Dad put it, it seems like a sentient creature whose one desire is to climb a mountain. Not a bad description. We're going to take it to a mechanic tomorrow and let him check it out.
On the way home, we stopped by Walgreens to pick up one of Joe's prescriptions. It cost $35 for a one month supply, but my Mom had told us on the phone earlier that it would be $10. My Dad questioned the pharmacist, and she said that the price for the pills before our insurance is actually $750. Wow. We didn't complain. Thank God for insurance!
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