First off, we are moved in and settled! I Have lots to tell yall about what has been going on and such! But before I totally catch everyone up, I just wanted to share with yall, my day yesterday!
Well I had an appointment to go get my car serviced. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes or so to get there! We had over slept by about 45 minutes! OH NO! So it was a full rush just to get us girls out of the house! Forget meeting Daddy on the road for breakfast as our paths crossed!
Rush rush rush!! Out the door we go! We have to stop and get gas too. Ok, now we are west bound on the highway and heading to the big city! We are nearing the big city and guess what I see in my rearview mirror! Are you ready for this? Could it be a kid! Yes that is right, my lil toddler whodeenie has come out of her car seat and jumping across the back seat to wake up her big sister!! I hit the shoulder, and get her back in her car seat! And scouled her! Shaken to the core, as I was driving 75 mph on the highway! What am I going to do? Yes this is her very first time, but believe you me, when she figures something out, there is just no stopping her!
I call the dealership and say I am running late, the guy was so nice and said not a problem and they would just work me in! Thank God for this! So I am on my way and what do you see happening now? We got there they start on my car and the girls and I are sitting in the lounge! If you have spent much time with any hyper active little toddler you know this is a FEAT! Well you can guess they are ready to see us head on out of there! For the 2nd time in a row, my car was taken right away and they get it done super fast, to get us on out of there! I have soon to be 2 year old that is jumping in the chairs, and giving me all kinds of fits! To the point that Mommy is in tears! All because Lil K hates to sit still! It just isn't in her! I try giving her fruit snacks, but instead I have to take them away, because she would rather spit on the chair and draw in it! Yes you just read that right! I try reading to her, and playing games, and doing the draw deal. Nothing is working! She is hollering out, Hi at everyone and Ugh Oh! And just being loud! He says Ms F, they will be bringing your car right out, let's get you checked out, so you can be on your way! Once again record time at the dealership! Man they must hate to see us coming!
We are to have lunch with my friend, but we have a little time to waste, so to Hobby Lobby we go! How fun you maybe saying! But that is not the case! The worker did not block the isle off, as she climbs the latter to get something from the top and BAM! A Box of ornaments come crashing down and hit a customer in the head, the point of the box did! So I tend to be very nervous and worried now! Like is something going to hit us, as they were so busy and workers getting this and that down! So I move on! And are you for reals! This is like black friday shopping crowd! It is crazy! And guess what? I have Lil K trying to undo the strap in the shopping cart to reach all the stuff! So I can't even look at things, because what, I am saying, no, stop that, sit down! You guess it, Our trip was cut short! Mom was more than ready to get on!
Now we go ahead and drive on over to the place to meet my friend for lunch! I tell the girls be good! blah blah blah! What do you think they heard? for me, I really think Lil K heard "It's ok to do what you want, mommy wont be mad. You can throw food and be hateful." At least in her mind this what I must have said! We get in and sit down! Well Lik K is totally acting up! Worse than ever! She has never been a food thrower, so I don't know what the deal was! But believe you me, she was totally going at it! Then because all mommy's attention is being spent telling K to stop it or let's do this or don't you want to eat some yummy food! OH and Don't pour your sippy cup out! Yes we had a different sippy and guess what, it wasn't spill proof like it said! Now with all this, Lil E is starting to act silly and trying herself, just to steal the attention back! Even my sweet friend could see this! She was so patient and kind! And didn't make me ever feel like she didn't want to be with us, just because my girls were being onry! I can't ever Thank her enough for how she kept her cool and didn't make me feel so bad!
Well we leave there and I decide we will take a trip by the small zoo, to let the girls run and get some energy out before we do anything else! So the trip to the zoo was as normal as could be! This should have told me, something was going to get even more crazy!!!
We leave the Zoo and start to head to one more store before heading home! And guess what happens! I'm in the middle lane going 70! And for those that know the speed limit yes I speeding a little! But all the sudden it sounds like a gun shot! Are you ready for this! I just have a blow out! So I get to the shoulder and then I take my exit and get into a parking lot! Now if you have known me for very long, you know that I was taught long ago how to change a flat, and all kinds of stuff to a car! Then guess what happens, all I have is the stupid little jack deal that comes with the car! And it isn't working! So I panick! And i mean big time! I call my friend that I had lunch with! And i am crying! I ask her to come and help me! So says to me I'll be right there! So I try to work on it and isn't working! So then in all this time, only 1 man stops to help me! And guess what, he can't even do it!!!! So I tell him, Thank you for trying, but I have help on the way. Then I start freaking out again, because he said he would get me more help! I was like no! All the bad from growing up in a REAL big metreo area kicks in! And I'm really getting upset! I start to realize it has been just a little bit since I had called my friend, so I start to think does she realize where I am? All the sudden, this black sports car zooms up! Pop goes the trunk and out jumps my friend! Never in my life have I been so glad to see help! Guess what, she says to me, get that rinky dinky jack out of there, we are doing this right! OH MY! What would this mean? She came prepared!!!!!!!!!!! Just see the picture below!
As I feel really stupid that I should have been able to do this, but couldn't get it to work and know that my daddy is going to say, girl I taught you to handle this and do it yourself! She gets this changed! And the girls are getting so restless! My friend tells them, she is going as fast as we can, but she isn't a NASCAR pit person this can't be a 15 second change! LOL It was funny! So as you can see we have the works in tools here! The reason it took my friend a little longer to get to me, is she left her house and went to the race shop to get the tools needed!!!!!!!! So you see racing has it's benefits in more ways that one, because only a RACE CAR DRIVING Mary Kay Girl Friend would have come this prepared to save the day!!!!!!!! And that is for real! I'm so thankful for her friendship and for her help!
So we head to go get a tire! So we pull into discount tires, and there are several folks sitting and waiting! But they as you guessed it, my girls aren't going to cooperate! T hey see chairs and cars and freak, they fear we are stuck for a couple of hours and don't want to do this again! So they are acting HYPER to say the least! The guy says they will get me taken care of, and it would be like 30 minutes! And my friend and I both are thinking yeah right! Well you see my kids were wild in the chairs again! Fiesty isn't the word! Again Lil K thinks it is her right to jump and act a fool! It has been like seriously just 20 minutes and they call me to get to the counter and get my receipt. Mind you the car hasn't even rolled out! This is the fastest trip ever at any tire shop! So we leave and I put my kids in the car, and I tell my friend, I guess through this all today, I have learned something! Can you guess what it is, bad behaved kids have a great purpose, they will cut your wait time down! So we laughed!
They both feel asleep on the way home! And this is very rare! So I call my friend who not only saved the day, but was so sweet and understanding about my girls! And didn't make me feel so bad or uptight about how they are! And Yes Lil K has hit the terrible two's at full force!!!! Anyway, when I call her to hear that I have peace in the car now! I tell her, man I could drive forever and at this point I just love how relaxing this is and I don't even want to wake them to go home! We laugh!
Now just to prove to everyone that I am fully the airhead, I pass my town up! I am into the next state! Yes you read that right, I'm 4 miles into the next state and realize UGH OH! I have just messed up! LOL So yes I went a full 30 miles past my town! Never realized it! I was just having a GREAT and peaceful drive!
I must have needed that near extra hour of peace after the crazy and chaotic few weeks I have had! I'll have much more to catch yall up on! But sure hope yall enjoyed the chaos of my day!
Hugs and Blessings,
