Great Friends!

I would say that today was one of the worst days of my life, but no one died!! So, here goes. As all of you know I have been working on "Spirit Wear" all summer. Tonight was the Ice Cream Social, the first big event at school. This is the first opportunity for PTA to sell Spirit Wear. The last of my product was ready for pick up this morning. Getting the three children I have ready and a donut in hand, we head 31 miles west. Timing this just perfect to drive there, pickup the product, and get back just in time to beat the after school pickup rush @ 12:30 to pick up Raegan. I get there just great, kids are happy. I come home, kids are not happy. I hear a funny noise coming from the back. So I ask Ashton, "What was that noise?" "Did you throw something?" He just looks at me with a dazed and confused look. So from this I know he did nothing. He does not have a good poker face! So then I wonder, "what was that". I knew in about 3 seconds, when my tire went FLAT!! WHAT? It was the back right tire. I am thinking what happened. So I manage to get across two lanes of traffic and pull over. Terrified to get out, cars are zipping by at about 90 mph!! I look at the tire. There is a hole in the side. So I wonder if I hit something, I still do not know. What time was it?: 12:12. Where was I?: about 15 miles from home. Half way there. What time do I need to get Raegan?: in 18 mins!!, Yeah, don't think I'm gonna make it. So the first person I call is my friend "A" and have her pick up Rae!! Great, got that covered! Next I call Lonnie's office, get him on the phone as I almost hyperventilate b/c I am terrified I am going to get hit by one of the flyin' cars! He get's me calmed down to the point where I can tell him what has happened. So he thinks he is going to come and get me, yeah right! I totally knew that wasn't going to happen. This is when I threw a big fit about having triple A. (excuse me, NOT having triple A!!!) I have him call Kansas HWY PTRL. It takes them about 30 minutes to get there. In this time, Lonnie has me get the jack and spare ready, or we thought!! I try and try to get the bolt loose the holds the spare under the van. Those of you with MINI's understand this, right? oh no wait you don't, cuz all of you HAVE TRIPLE A and they do it for you!!! Only my husband is the tight wad! ( I am not a bit upset). So, sorry I got off track, the Hwy assistance guy gets there, and I just knew it was going to be a super weird pervert freak!! and........it wasn't!! He was a nice middle aged man who was the nicest person ever!( So thank you Mr. Nice guy for not being a pervert and hitting on me or being mean to my kids) He couldn't get the spare down either! Calls for back up, nope they couldn't do it. So what DO we do? Leave the van in the ditch and hitch a ride with the hwy assistance guy. Get all the kids loaded, make sure I have my product and come home. Then half way home I realize, I left Nathan's car seat in the van, b/c he already had one in his truck. When I get home, I have to call all my friends to search their basements, garages and attics for a spare car seat! Friend "J" was so generous to give me the one she uses for her son. I didn't want to take his, so I call my friend "K" who doesn't need that size anymore, hoping she would have one. She did!!! YEA!!!! She cleans it up and brings it right over. Then I go to load all of my boxes of Spirit Wear. Not going to fit in and Honda Accord!!! Well I could have made my kids ride on the roof!! But I was nice. So then I call in my friend "J" again and she came by and helped me take it all to the school and even used her "woman" power to help carry the boxes. So this is where the "Great Friends" comes in. I seriously would loose any ounce of sanity that I have if is weren't for friends like A, J and K!! So thanks a million girls!! You know who you are!! I love you! I love you!......................... Thanks for being sooooo G R E A T !!

PS. I did get everyone to the Ice cream Social in one piece!!
And to "A's" husband who is going take Lonnie to get the van tomorrow(Well if we can get the freakin' tire off)
I need a spa weekend vacation!! Anyone?????