So today looks like it's turning into the most expensive pumpkin patch visit we'll ever do!
Start of day went well, tried to get girls down for a nap early, Sky didn't take one even though she needed one badly. Serena took like an hour nap, then we wen to leave about 11:15, was supposed to meet Sheila and the gang at noon. Needless to say she was running late also so we were going to get there about the same time. We're driving, getting kids lunch in the car, doing alright, get off I-10 and start down I-19 toward Agua Linda farms (nice place by the way), and I feel the car vibrating what seemed to be more than would be normal. I comment on it to Audrey as we're continueing down the way. All of a sudden it got really vibration, and I think in my head, ok there's an exit, I'm going to take it. So I was getting ready to try to merge right in traffic and then shake rattle and roll went the back end of the car and you hear this thunk thunk thunk bang. I was like holy crap what did I just run over? And the back end of the car started to shimmy bad. I of course by that point in time had taken my foot off of the gas pedal and began slowing down and looked in my rear view mirror in time to watch part of my tire fly over the car behind me. I had to get onto the left shoulder of the highway because I was surrounded by traffic. I made sure everyone was ok, and put my head down on the stearing wheel and went "holy crap!" to put it mildly. I was shaking so badly. I got out of the van to go look at the tire and see how bad it was. ALL of the tread had stripped off the tire. Luckly for us didn't blow also. Was still full of air. Let me tell you someone was watching over us today on that one! So I call my insurance company to get the number for road side assistance because the numbers not on my insurance card. I get ahold of his office, explain my situation, and they give me the number, but ironically I"m stranded like 10 minutes from my agents home. His office had called him after they gave me the number, which it was a good thing they did! So I tried the number, no answer three times! So I call his office back, they told me that Dan was going to call me asap. He calls me, he's in his car on his way to come help me fix my tire! One of the many reason I love my State Farm agent! So Dan shows up, with Amy in tow, and changes my tire for me! How lucky am I! So that was our adventure for the morning! We get the donut on the car, and away we go to finish our pumpkin trip (we were only like 20 minutes from the farm by this point, and they kids were so excited to go!) So tomorrow morning after I take Sean to school, I get to go find out how much a new tire is going to cost me on top of having just did a good bit of maitenence on Chris's car, and we're both due for a transmission flush on our next oil change which costs a hundred bucks a piece for Pete's sake!
So we get to the farm, get the kids out and headed to the fun and let me tell you they had a blast! It was so fun watching them go on the tire swings, go through the petting zoo area, climb the hay "castle" they had out, and we bought a pony ride ticket for them too. Pictures pending me getting them on my computer hopefully tomorrow! We even rode the tractor out for Sheila to pick out a pumpkin (we have plenty). The kids loved it and had a blast, and were in pretty good behavior, even Gabriel, for the day that we'd had. Coming home was... interesting with 4 sleepy kids and two worn out adults. Poor Audrey, I thought she was going to kill me ehehhee. We came back home through town off of I-19 due to the tire thing, and towards the end, the kids were all yelling and playing in the back at such a loud volume and I couldn't get them to stop. They'd been stuck in the car for an hour, and they were playing and not fighting at that point in time, so I just looked at her and said "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" and I started yelling and making noises with them too, it was hillarious. She thought I was nuts. But we had fun and that's what counts!
Well it's late here now, I've had a pretty long day and need to get some sleep so we'll catch up with you tomorrow folks. Have a wonderful monday!
The Fennimore Clan
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