wet feet

what luck i have....seriously. take a seat....this is a good one.

so, this morning i awoke to the whistling of the wind-and 'near blizzard' conditions. when we say the word 'blizzard' here in wisconsin-we mean it. we arent just talking some little snowfall. this is a big deal-even for us snow bunnies. jaelynn spent the night at grandma and grandpa's last night. had no caffeine in my household, so i decided to venture on out to starbucks for my fix. got as far as the end of the road and thought-this is pretty bad, i cant see! so i called my dad, asked if they were gonna go to church. he said he didnt think so-it was just too nasty out. so i said id just come get jae, since i was already out and about. okay. dressed in pajama pants, and kelly's sweatshirt that i stole. no socks and my crocs. while in line at starbucks-my windshield wipers decide to freeze-so they are essentially useless. i get out and try to get the ice off them-without much success. crap. this is splendid. i get back in to my car and what do you know-sampson is licking the whip cream off my frappacino. little bastard. the whip cream is the best part. sigh. okay. over it. so i am moseying along...and suddenly i hear this 'thunk-de-thump' sound. hm. surely not. oh no. surely not.....SURELY NOT. i let go of the wheel and my car jerks hard to the left.....you are kidding me. i pull over to the side of the road, put the hood up on my sweatshirt and open the door. only to have the wind slam it back shut. lets try this again. open and get out. back tire-in tact. front tire-definately not. amazing. simply amazing. i have a flat tire in the middle of a blizzard. with no socks on. i drive myself oh so slowly to a gas station and call kelly. he always comes to my rescue-so why not now? what?! he yells. youve got to be kidding, along with a few choice words. and then tells me im on my own. baabbbbyyyy, i whine.... :) he starts to laugh....and says this shit only happens to you.....i know. it really does. i am a magnet for disaster. so he says its gonna be at LEAST a half hour. omg. your kidding. sure, no problem, ill just sit in this blizzard with no socks on and wet feet. he tells me to go in the gas station. um no thanks. the guy behind the counter looks like the dude on 'americas most wanted', kinda shady character. ill tough it out in the car with cold feet. thankfully, his mom went to his house and sat with emersyn and baby came all dressed up in his carharts and camo...and changed my tire. so now what...i need a new tire. but everything is closed. its sunday...walmart doesnt sell used tires....fabulous. tis the season to be broke. kell drops me and the kiddos off at home and he takes the lowrider out to get it fixed. calls and says they can patch it. yay! 15 dollars, no biggie. ten minutes later, he calls-not good. they cant patch it. ugh. i need new tires, so sure, why not lets spend $400 on new tires. 2 hours later-my car is home with new tires. thank you kelly. so now, i am supposed to travel out to shiocton to visit mi familia. now, this is normally about a 30 min. drive out in the country. think deer and drunk drivers. yeah. so excited. jae and i pack it up-kelly couldnt be convinced to come along with emersyn, but after all my complaining, i cant say that i blame him. i mean, i wanted to see my family, but the weather is horrible out....plus my dad gave me a guilt trip about not ever seeing my grandmother, and blah blah blah....so i have to go now. as i am walking out the door-he calls. 'you dont have to come....' but NO, now im leaving and ready to go. i had to pay $400 to ensure that i could make this trip-im going. but NOW he says leah and ali arent going. and gives me his sad voice, like hes disappointed.....im going dad....dont worry...... (GRRRRRR) so, call leah. yell and crab at her. she says shes not going. calls back 5 min. later (my guilt trip mustve worked) and tells me to pick her up. it took forever to get out there. the roads sucked and it was soooo windy. but-it was worth it. i always have fun with my little mexican familia. :) fun times. you remember those moon boots we used to wear like-waaayyyy back in elementary school? they had velcro at the top? the boys kind were black??? my little uncle joel had them on. it was hilarious!!! hes shorter than me-and weighs all of but 110 lbs. you kinda had to be there-but it was great. that just made it worth it. ride home was fairly uneventful. and in this case, uneventful is good. and now im curled up, safe and sound. with dry feet and socks on. merry christmas.