Flat Tires and Rain Storms

Yesterday was an interesting day. The girls are off at girls camp, so I woke up without someone next to me... not a big thing, I suppose, but it just seems strange.

On the way to work, there was a bunch of work on the highway, so I got off and took a side road around it. As I was descending a fairly steep hill, the car started making a very low, very loud noise. Great, I thought. I pulled off to the side of the road, and discovered I was riding on the rim of the left front wheel. Because of the hill, I could not change the tire there, so I had to drive a little further, into a neighborhood where the road was more horizontal.

The good news was that the spare was a full size tire, and brand new! I had been fighting a slow leak in that front tire for a long time, trying not to have to buy a new tire yet, and here I had a brand new tire in the trunk the whole time! Anyway, since I haven't changed the tire in the 160,000 miles that I've had the car, a dutifully read the instructions, changed the tire, and headed to work. Kinda dirty, but not too upset with my discovery.

Then I got a call from Lesa at camp. I didn't get to talk to her on Tuesday, because there was no service in the woods, but she found a good spot on Wednesday morning and called me. There was a big storm the night before, and luckily the camp had a lodge with 50 beds available, and they let the girls sleep there for the night. The camp faired well, so all in all they were having a good time.

Can't wait til they get home.

Then last night, Logan's friend Sam called about his birthday party, planned for today. Since Logan is watching the kids during the day, he didn't really have a way over for a 1 o'clock party. Sam said "bring them all", so I took all four boys to their house to spend the night, and I had the place to myself.

That was even more strange than waking up alone. I got some ice cream, made a nice shake, and started watching episodes of Firefly. I woke up in my chair around 3:30, and spent the last two hours of sleep in my bed.

Can't wait til they get home ;-)