We’re finally going camping again this weekend. This will be the first time since April, and it’s only going to be for one night. We’re going to camp at Starvation Reservoir with some friends of Traci who have a boat. I’m sure we’ll spend plenty of time out on the water, which will be a relief from the hot weather we’ve had lately. I plan on doing as much geocaching as possible on the drive to and from there, but I’m not sure how much will be possible while we’re pulling the trailer.
Michael has gotten thrush, which is a side-effect of taking antibiotics after his tonsillectomy. His tonsils (or recent lack thereof) are healing well, but the thrush is so painful for him at night that he wakes up crying, which then wakes Traci and me up. We haven’t slept well the past two nights because of it, but today the doctor saw him and prescribed something to take care of it. We would have taken him to the doctor earlier, but his symptoms were nonexistent during the day, so we figured that the pain from the night before was just a one-time thing. After it happened again last night, we called the doctor. Apparently it only happens at night because he breathes through his mouth, and it causes it to dry out and get more painful than during the day. I hope tonight it’s not as bad, ’cause we can all use a good night’s sleep. Uh, scratch that–I just glanced at the clock, so I think I can rule out getting enough sleep.
I’ve been a bit bummed today. Traci’s uncle has a ’00 Jeep Wrangler on his car lot that he would sell to me for $10,500, but after doing some figuring, we decided that we just can’t afford it. If we sold our car at book value, paid off the loan and applied the excess toward a down payment on the Jeep, our monthly payment would be about $100 more than it is now. We’re just not willing and/or able to spend that much less on gas and groceries each month in order to make the payment. We’d talked previously about getting a Jeep next year, so maybe by then we’ll be in a better position to do it. I just hate to pass up such a good offer, and on a vehicle that has everything that I want/need.