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Truck returns--looking like new! They did some great work on it. Cost in total going to run about $4500 though! Thank you insurance! Will have to see about getting back my deductible. Had lots of expenses today--repair deductible, medication refills, auto insurance plus a few miscellaneous items. January will be a heavy month--then things will level out come February (and Leap Year)!

Driving the truck is like learning a new set of driving tasks. Manual instead of automatic; Shifting instead of doing nothing; manual windows instead of power--and more! But happy to be back on board with my trusty truck.

After I pulled out of the lot, I noticed some smoke coming from under the hood. I had loosened the coolant bottle top and had not screwed it back on tight. I was blowing coolant onto the engine. My oops! I felt stupid but I'm glad it was a minor thing. Back to expensive fuel fill ups instead of the no fuel needed Prius. But I'm happy! I don't have to go looking for a new vehicle.

Warmer today/tonight! Will be warmer over the next few days. Happy, happy! Did Qigong this afternoon. Had to sit through the final few procedures. I'll need to do the sessions earlier in the day when my energy is higher. Waiting until the end of the day doesn't work as well.