So, I took the girls with me to the mall (close to an hour away) after having made an appointment for the “Genius Bar” at the Apple Store there. Alex wanted to know if they could do anything about the cracked glass on her iPod Touch and how much that would cost.

Basically, it turned out just as I expected. She can get a “like replacement” of the same generation, model and capacity that she has now for $149. She can get and upgrade to the current generation which, I believe, cost $249. Both of which she can get a 10% discount for trading in her current one. Or, she can go through an “authorized apple” whatever place and they will replace the screen, but it will cost a bit above $100. Yeah, as you might guess, she was not happy. But, at least I had warned her and she wasn’t distraught over the news.

After the Apple Store, we went across the hall to Build-A-Bear to look at what they have new. This was Phoebe’s “reward” for behaving in the Apple Store. Yet, despite being forewarned (several times) that we were not going to actually purchase anything today, she still threw a whopper of a fit when we left the store. (She really wanted a new bear! I would have caved on an accessory for her current bears, though.)

She calmed down a bit while Alex browsed through Hot Topic. On the way out I got them each a cookie from the Nestle stand and we headed home. Though, we stopped at the grocery store for milk and eggs just before we got home.

When we did arrive at the homestead, I pulled through the gate and what did my wondering eyes behold? The Jeep OUTSIDE of the barn! You know, the barn that the Jeep called home for nearly four years!

Granted, Ray towed it out with his Foreman, and his truck was running to charge the battery up more and try and jump start it. When we pulled up, he was trying to figure out how to drain the half of a tank of four year old, stale gas out of it.

As of tonight, it’s still not running, but it is getting so very close.