Friday. Usually a fun day because it often starts this way - a drive to the country, rides on horses, walks on trails and just enjoying the great outdoors - country style. Oh, and all that did happen, however, what we didn't count on was the "fun" (if you can call it that) following the time we spent riding horses and enjoying the country.
After horseback riding was over, we returned to our car only to discover that it wouldn't start. Grrrr. Not good. It not only wouldn't start, but even with the help of a jump-start to the battery, it still wouldn't start. And, it was hot - 100 degree temperatures hot! And, we were already hot from horseback riding and walking the trails. And, we were dirty and stinky from horseback riding. And, since the car wouldn't start, well, we of course had no air conditioning...that ultimately led me to my only recourse...to strip Paige and Taylor down to their little skivvies and wait for Mike to come help us. When Mike finally arrived, we were quite the sight. Yep, there we were looking quite like white trash if I do say so myself - the twins and I sweating it out in 100 degree temperatures, and oh so dirty - dirty jeans, dirty t-shirts and dirty faces from horseback riding just sitting there in our Jeep. We did manage to get the Jeep started and to a nearby car dealership; and hopefully, the Jeep will be ready sometime tomorrow for pick-up.
Although it wasn't exactly the kind of day I'd hoped it would be, one thing did come from today - we're now giving serious thought to retiring the good ol' Jeep once and for all. All 220,000 miles of her. She's been a good car, and we've loved not having a car payment for her for more than a year now, but come on, she's tired, she's ready for a long rest and the 220,000 miles she's wracked up through the years is really starting to show.
