December 10th

I had been looking forward to December 10th for weeks! A friend of mine had offered to watch my kids for a day just so I could have A DAY. All of you moms know what a treasure this is! Being able to go to a store and actually be able to think about what you're buying. Not having to mess with carseat buckles or have to hold any hands. I was thrilled at the thought of walking into a store and not having anyone ask me for anything! So I was really, really looking forward to December 10th!

And I had a very productive day. I had my first eye exam in five years. Coming soon - Me with glasses thanks to astigmatism on my left eye. Yuck, I hate glasses. I hate glasses even more when babies are involved who like to touch and pull on glasses. I'll probably just wear them for driving for now. In a matter of 5 hours I went to Walmart, Sams Club, Kohls, Toys R Us, Ollie's and JcPenney! Not bad! I was a woman on a mission!

I was feeling great about my morning driving home on a major highway in the left hand lane going about 65mph in my 2007 Expedition. I was about 12 miles from home and all the sudden the accelerator felt strange. The car lost all power. I stepped on the accelerator and nothing happened. Very scary. I managed to cut over in front of a big rig and make it to the right hand shoulder. At this point in the road there wasn't much of a shoulder and there was just a huge ditch to my right. As I sat there the car totally died. Ugh! I called Ryan and called AAA. Thankfully the AAA tow truck was there in about 20min. I had my first ride in a tow truck (interesting). And the tow to the nearest Ford dealership only cost $12! I'm lovin' AAA and not so happy with Ford. The whole point of having a newer car is so these things won't happen. We got this SUV after I was hit head on. I wanted a big car with every air bag that could possibly be made! We have no idea what is wrong with the car. It's causing major headaches around here. The kids and I had to take Ryan to work this morning and we have to pick him up tonight. And we can't fit all the Marshalls in the car safely either. I guess Em could sit in the front seat, but technically it's not legal until she's eight.

BUT, despite all the stress and headaches this has caused I am so THANKFUL that it played out the way it did. THANK God I didn't have any children in the car! I felt like a sitting duck on the side of the road with cars barrelling past me at 80mph. THANK God Ryan wasn't traveling! THANK God I was able to get home in time for my friend to leave to get her own kids off the bus! So many little details that fell into place that could have just been a disaster!