Just Our Luck!

So yesterday I'm out and about running errands for my boss and sneaking in a few of my own and this guy mentions to me that I have a flat tire and I should get to the gas station ASAP. I was on my way back to work at this time, so just ignored the exit to the gas station and went straight to my office. I took a peek at the tire and, sure enough, my right front tire was flat. Luckily, we have an air compressor at work and the guys said they'd fill it up for me before I left to pick up the girls. It held the air until I got home. And it continued to hold air through the night and this morning. So, all is well. I'm sure it was just from being so cold.

However......

Last night after putting the girls to bed and realizing it was a few minutes to 9 and Adam wasn't home yet, I decided to call him to see if he was on his way.

It went something like this...

Dawn: picked up cell phone - dialed Adam's number...ring...ring...ring...

Adam: "Hey, I gotta call you back, I have a flat tire"

Dawn: didn't say a word, just hung up the phone. Later said to myself, "you've got to be kidding me".

I continued folding laundry in the middle of the living room, pushing Chip away so he wouldn't run off with my 'delicates'. Darn dog!

A little while later, Adam came home. I asked what happened and he said that he had gotten home a little early and noticed all the lights were off so he figured I was putting the girls to bed. He decided to just drive around the block until they were asleep, so he wouldn't disturb them and as he was doing so, his right front tire blew. A kid that worked for Apple Valley Ford ended up stopping to help him put on his spare and said he could get him a deal on a new tire.

Thinking it wouldn't be too bad to replace the tire, Adam called with the bad news just a few minutes ago. Since our Escape is All-Wheel-Drive, we have to get ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED. So, this afternoon I will have 4 brand new tires on my car.

It was like our car 'knew' that I got my New Year's bonus yesterday and just had to go and hog the money for itself. Uurrghh!