Luke has been searching trucks on various websites looking for just the right truck to call his own. He wanted his own truck the day he could legally drive with a school permit, age 14. We kept telling him he had to wait until he was 16. We had trucks for him to drive, he drives his Grandpa M.' F150 often and our white Chevy. He has been working and keeping track of hours for the past couple years. He has a chore chart and logs his hours and gets paid. He does work afterschool almost every single night and fills his weekends working. He has been working very hard and saving up to get a truck of his own. Trucks are extremely expensive. With Jayden and Jake, once they were in College or done with college and making money, they have the option to buy the one that they are using of ours or get something they pick out. Luke wants to start paying for a truck now. He wanted to pay half and feel like it is part his truck. We made an agreement and came up with a budget. The first truck Luke had his heart set on, he took his Grandpa W. with him to Iowa City to look at . They had a special day together, made the road trip, ate lunch, and even went to a big truck museum. I'm glad they had that time together. Luke came home excited and ready to put a hold on the truck. Trouble was, the truck was out of the price range and too expensive. Luke took it pretty hard, but we told him to keep looking, there is always more out there. It's hard when you are young, you think that there is only one out there with your name on it. After some time and further searching, he went to look in Boone at a blue Dodge Ram. He and I spotted it one day while in town and took a quick peek at it. Luke took our mechanic Justin and went for a thorough look and test drive. Luke found his truck! I am so glad he found the truck that he will take pride in. It is a really cool blue color, similar to the color of all our semi's. It is a sweet truck and I am excited for Luke!
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