Laura Vegas

here's the thing … today was a little crazy.

started off not feeling totally great. i've had this constant ringing in my left ear for about 4-5 months now … along with some head pressure. some days it gets to me more … and today was one of those days. i avoid the doctors … because usually, it doesn't do me much good. i'm always told i'm fine … and to try something silly and call if it gets worse. but today was a day where i felt like i had to take action. and for once, i got an appointment without much trouble. had grammie come over to watch the kiddos and went on my way. doctor was pretty good this time. i think he sensed that i was worried … and that i wanted something to prove if i was ok or not. anyways, i have a few tests lined up for wednesday. one of them being a hearing test … that just makes me feel old. lol!

the kids were great today. my girls are home all week from school for spring break. they love to play with the little ones. and they even found something to keep themselves entertained during naptime … when i make them be quiet. the little ones were in excellent moods today. a little whiney in the morning … but that's usual. after naps and lunch … they were very happy kids.

it was a gorgeous day out … i think we may have gotten to 80 degrees. a little before 5:00pm, the girls decided it was way too hot out … and went to grammies for a swim. yes, they're swimming already. usually, the first "official" swim isn't until easter day … but they took their first swim sunday night. anyways. joe slept late today … and i was feeling too tired to cook dinner and hadn't taken anything out anyways. so by the time the girls got back from grammies … we had to scrounge up what we could find for dinner. lots of leftovers … which was actually good to use them up.

joe left for work a little before 9:00 … and about 5 minutes later, calls me to tell me the car just stopped. as he was driving on the freeway … just stopped. so he's on the side of the road. at night. just so happens, as he's talking to me on the cell phone … a co-worked drove by and saw him and stopped. which i think is crazy … since i would never notice anyone on the side of the road at night. then a cop car stopped and they decided the car wasn't starting and couldn't be jumped. so he calls for a tow truck. problem is … our coverage will get you towed 5 miles for free … and anything over you have to pay for. he's in the middle of 2 cities … and both are definately more than 5 miles into town. nothing else we can do … we have to get the car back here and to the auto shop. so he waits for the tow truck … and his co-worker waited also, so that she could give him a ride to work and then back in the morning. he called me when the driver left … so that me and the girls could go to the auto shop to meet him and pay him.

meanwhile, the house has gotten super hot … it's 79 degrees IN the house. so i open a window upstairs to help cool it down. i think that's how the huge freakin bug got in the house. it was a huge, leggy, flying bug. it was on the girls bathroom door … so i was tracking it and trying to find something to swat at it with. i yelled at alyssa to go get me the hand towel in my bathroom … the one hanging on the ring by the sink. i tried my best to get the bug … but i failed. i told them i would be brave and go in the bathroom with the bug .. and closed the door to get it. it was up behind the toilet and i thought i could smush it. but it moved and i freaked … and i may have screamed like a girl. which the girls pointed out … i AM a girl. but still. then i just started whacking away at it with the towel … knocking over lotion bottles and getting my heart rate going. finally got it … and picked up all the legs that landed all over. went to put the towel back on the ring (which now seems gross, need to wash that thing) … and the ring falls off the wall. it has been loose for a while now … but strange how it picked tonight to fall off.

we went out the front door and noticed there were tons of those same disgusting bugs all over the front of the house … kind of spooky. we go get in the van and start to head over to the auto shop. halfway down the street … the same sort of bug is IN the van with me, by the drivers seat. so i'm fumbling around for kleenex as i drive … and i might have been swerving a little. sarah is getting all upset … thinking i'm going to crash. i'm whacking away at thin air … because i really can't see anything. it was right by my head at one point … gives me the heeby geebies just thinking about it. of course, our driver side window doesn't work … so i couldn't roll it down to get the bug out. i'm not actually sure if i ever did get it. but i tried … a lot.

we get to the auto shop and i get an envelope to fill out to leave our keys. i set the alarm on the van … while we were sitting in it. because it was dark and we were in an empty parking lot. and it's not the best part of town. this made the girls really nervous. got the info filled out and tried to pass the time. but it was spooky just sitting there. finally, i figured we would just drive around until the tow truck came. of course, when i started the van .. i set off the alarm. figures. i knew where the tow truck was coming from … so we just kept going back and forth down those few streets. around and around. it was taking him forever. the girls were making themselves sick with worry. it was past 10:30 at night. finally, we see the tow truck coming down the street … and we flipped a u'ey to go after him. alyssa gave this huge sigh of relief … like everything was going to be ok now. 

so the driver tells me it's going to be $50 … since it was 10 miles over what our coverage allows. you see, the spot where the car died … just past an exit. so he actually had to go about 2 miles down the freeway to actually turn around … and then the 2 miles back. just to get across the road from where the car died. ugh. i actually figured that $50 wasn't all that bad … but maybe that's because it was so late at night … or the fact that i'm used to much larger car charges (which i'm sure we'll be facing tomorrow). i wrote up the check and filled out his paperwork. when i gave the check to michael (sarah got his name) … he says "girl, what's with the psychodelic circles on the check?". my checks have this polkadot circle pattern on them. but i can see how it might look a little psychodelic … especially late at night. lol! it was so funny though … he was a funny guy.

he got the car off the truck and parked. i got the info filled out and put the key in the drop box for the auto shop to find in the morning. i got the car seats out of joe's car … and all his umpire gear. michael helped me carry everything over to the van … and said "hi" to the girls. he was trying to close the door on the van and it wasn't closing … and i told him i have a button for that. he says "you girls and your buttons". seriously, it was so funny. he was the best tow truck driver i've had … and i've had a few.

an hour later … and the girls and i got home. it was 11:00pm. we were all tired. but a little wound up from all the excitement. we're all hot up here … house still hasn't cooled down much. i didn't get my shower like i planned … so i might stink a little tomorrow. my head still hurts and my ears are still ringing. i'm still sensing a bug on me … although i'm probably imagining that part. i have an early day … first kiddo at 6:45am. and i didn't get to watch any of my shows tonight. at least i got an assignment done tonight that is due tomorrow … just before all this happened. although i still have some assignments that i havn't even thought about yet. and i had layouts to share too … just never got around to taking pics today of them.  

yada, yada … could i make this story any longer?!?! i probably could. the girls will probably remind me of other parts to this in the morning. i know alyssa was already typing up a story in her "notes" on her cell phone. so i'm sure they'll have more tidbits that i forgot to mention. here's hoping that tomorrow turns out better. and hoping that the car isn't that much $$$ to get going again … or take too long. although with the way my luck was going today … i should probably be nervous!