It’s been a LONG day today. We left the house shortly after 7, and got home shortly after 3. All but about an hour of that was driving. My poor van got a serious work out today. Even worse, my pocket book was raped when I stopped to fill up on gas before heading south. It cost 80 freaking bucks to fill my gas tank. Boy I hope gas prices come down SOON!!!!! I SO cannot wait until I can trade in my van on a hybrid vehicle. We need to get our debt more under control before I can do that though! I’ve been eyeballing the Toyota Estima, but mostly hoping that one of the US car makers comes out with a hybrid minivan. Ideally a Dodge Caravan or Chrysler Town & Country hybrid will be available in the (hopefully) near future. I would REALLY like this with a hybrid option.
Other than breaking the bank to fill my gas tank, everything went smoothly with transporting my MIL to her doc appointment today. Her hopes for a surgical solution to some foot problems she has been happening did not manifest. With her poor circulation though, this is a good thing. She is definitely not a surgical candidate. Her toes and feet are almost constantly blue with lack of circulation. The option she was given was to try a solution through orthotics. The problem with that? Her insurance won’t pay for it since she “only” has MS. If she were diabetic or had CP they would cover it, but not with MS.
Don’t even get me started on how much of a crock of bull I think that is.