Cheap Gas?

I flung a leg over the edge of the bed and then onto the floor. It was official. I was awake. It was ten till 6am – twenty minutes later than my preferred rise time. Nonetheless, I went about my routine as usual and without any rushing around. By 6:05am I concluded my exercises and was leashing up Ykraps for our morning walk. The sky was clear and the temperature extremely mild. The deck was still wet from significant rainfall we had Monday evening. Subsequently, I spent little time outside on the deck. Thee rest of my morning went just as planned and like most other work days. The only significant difference was that my pre-work guitar playing took place indoors due to the wet deck. I drove the Trooper even though the conditions were ideal for driving the BM’er. I drove the Trooper because I planned to pick-up my boat on the way home from work later this afternoon. Work was work. I left for a run at 1pm. The weather was ideal. The temperature was 82 degrees and the humidity was low – less than 40%. The run was almost effortless. I allowed my mind to drift everywhere during my run. After my run I left the building for about 30 minutes destined for the Dublin Wal-Mart to pick-up a few items to help make our camp trip more comfy. I bought a another folding camp chair and another queen sized air mattress for the kids. I was back before 2:30pm The afternoon went by quickly due in part to a barrage of things to do. I left the building just after 5pm. I took the back route home - down Old Dublin Rd. Traffic was backed up about a half mile at the Scioto-Darby/Old Dublin Rd traffic light. That took about 7 minutes. Soon, however, I had my boat attached to the Trooper and was headed home. Before heading home, I stopped to gas both the Trooper and the boat. Gas was at a summer low of $2.67 per gallon. It’s disgusting to think that that price seems low. Because my tanks are located on opposite sides of the vehicles, I have to pump, pay, then drive, pump, and pay. I was home by 6pm. The kitchen was in a bit of disarray due to the camping groceries Mindy had out. We planned to spend the better part of the early evening packing for our camping trip. After a family walk with Ykraps, we began the tedious process of loading the vehicles for camping. We used Mindy’s mini as the primary tote packing it full of our gear. By the time it was all said and done we had everything but our food coolers and personal gear in her van. Lindsey and lil’ Rocky came by to visit and to get some gas and lunch money. There was a little drama there as Lindsey explained the problems she’s experiencing getting along with her mother. She expressed a desire to come stay with us. Yikes! I did my best to calm the situation and avoid dealing with the details t his evening, since it’s never good to solve a big problem when emotional. Lindsey left a little after 8pm and Mindy dispatched the kids to their beds around 8:30pm. I read a bedtime story. Mindy and I spent about thirty minutes on the deck before heading in for bed ourselves. We have a busy day tomorrow and could use plenty of rest.