Jethro the Jeep

JB loves his Jeep, Jethro. Jethro is red and cute and has spent most of his summer with his top off (as has JB). According to JB, Jethro likes to play in the mud, but central Texas has been in a drought, so he hasn't had many opportunities. The few times it has rained since he's had the Jeep, he has tried to go get muddy. Every time (or at least most of the time) something has happened to Jethro - doors crunched, tailgate crunched, 4-wheel drive went out. I don't remember what all has gone wrong, but there always seems to be something. One day last week one of his friends (who also has a Jeep) went out to play and got stuck....JB to the rescue. But in the process of saving the friend he banged his own Jeep up yet again; he knocked off one of his side mirrors and messed up his relatively new top. I was kind of frustrated by the whole thing, but he very maturely responded with, "I've come to the conclusion that if I'm going to play in the mud, I'm going to have to fix something. So I can't go out if I don't have the money to fix it." WOW! I'm so proud that he's growing up to be a such a responsible man. He is still a kid, though, and I'm sure he'll act like one again.