Going Nowhere

This morning I got to sleep in & awoke energized & ready to tackle the day. I had taken the day off of work so that I could take Millie to the Ortho Vet for her 8 week post-op checkup as well as run a bunch of errands. I was looking forward to getting everything on my list done for the day!

I took a shower, got ready, loaded Millie up in the car with my list in hand and we were on our way. As I backed out of the driveway, something just didn't "feel" right with my car. I got out to take a look and there it was:A totally flat-to-the-ground tire!

I was SO pissed! I drove back into the garage, got Millie out of the car & called the vet to reschedule her appointment. Poor Millie was SO confused & I felt bad she wasn't going to be able to go on her most beloved car ride! Once I got past the initial anger of it all, I started to wonder how long my tire had been flat. The last time I drove it was at 1am Sunday morning when I got called in to the hospital. Thank goodness I didn't get called back later that day or last night because I would have been going nowhere! So, I decided to make the best of a bad situation and get some much-needed stuff done around the house.

I ended up doing 5 loads of laundry, folded it all and put it away. Remade our bed with clean sheets, vacuumed & shampooed carpets, burned 7 music CD's & made labels for each one to give to my 2 girlfriends/brother who have been anxiously awaiting some new music, updated my blog, balanced my checkbook, paid a few bills, & caught up on some DVR'd shows. It definitely ended up being a productive day.

Shane got home around 2:30pm & it took him less than 5 minutes to get my tire off of my car & into the back of his truck. We both examined the tire & immediately saw the nail that had caused all the drama. We then proceeded to make our way up to NTB to get the tire patched. We had a bit of a wait so we decided to walk over to China Inn and have an early dinner. Yum Yum - love me some Chinese food! I ended up eating only half my meal so hopefully it won't affect my weigh-in on Friday!?

We got back home & Shane had my tire on my car and ready to go in 4 minutes flat! That man never ceases to amaze me! I hopped in my car & finally was able to head to Walmart & complete some of the errands that I had wanted to do earlier! Despite the dreadful start to my day, I guess it turned out to be productive afterall!