Have you ever had one of those days that just didn't go the way you had planned? I did today and it was EXTREMELY frustrating.... but it was also a miracle, looking back on it.
I was at lunch with my friend, Kate, this morning and she was telling me how annoying it was that she had to take her car in to get the oil changed that morning. I was sympathizing with her, as I was needing to get my car looked at because I had this 'check engine' light on AND it needed an oil change. She told me that I needed to get it in soon, because something could really be wrong. This just shows you how I deal with problems... IGNORE them and hope that they go away! Just ask Jeff, he hates it.... I ignore stuff and ignore stuff and then it builds up to be a huge blow up when all of it finally comes out.
Well, as I was leaving lunch, I got to thinking... since my mom had B. that day, I should probably go get the oil changed and just have them tell me what was wrong (and more importantly, how much it was) and how long it would take to fix it. Praise the Lord that I took it in when I did. There were so many things wrong with it, I can't even list them here, but the main thing was my tire. Some sort of 'rock shield' that covers the bottom of my engine had come off (or had never been put back on at my last oil change) and somehow, some part of my engine had started rubbing against the inside of my tire... wearing a strip of it down to the INTERIOR WIRE of the tire! (See picture below). The sweet men at the Driver's Edge in Plano (go see them!) told me that I was seriously a few miles from having a major blow out - and possibly a head on collision. (If you've ever seen a car having a blow out, it's awfully scary to watch, let alone be in the car having one - and WITH A CHILD!!) When they showed this to me, tears seriously started coming out. I couldn't help it. (Kate likes to think she was my angel that day!! :) ) They told me not to worry about anything else, but to go around the corner to discount tire. Thank goodness I didn't even have to leave the parking lot to get there!
So of course, I had to buy a whole new tire at Discount Tire. Then, when they were changing that tire, they found a nail in my other tire - in an IRREPARABLE spot! :) Yup, when it rains it pours.
I'm so thankful that randomly, I decided today was the day to go in.... but I know it wasn't really random.
I was at lunch with my friend, Kate, this morning and she was telling me how annoying it was that she had to take her car in to get the oil changed that morning. I was sympathizing with her, as I was needing to get my car looked at because I had this 'check engine' light on AND it needed an oil change. She told me that I needed to get it in soon, because something could really be wrong. This just shows you how I deal with problems... IGNORE them and hope that they go away! Just ask Jeff, he hates it.... I ignore stuff and ignore stuff and then it builds up to be a huge blow up when all of it finally comes out.
Well, as I was leaving lunch, I got to thinking... since my mom had B. that day, I should probably go get the oil changed and just have them tell me what was wrong (and more importantly, how much it was) and how long it would take to fix it. Praise the Lord that I took it in when I did. There were so many things wrong with it, I can't even list them here, but the main thing was my tire. Some sort of 'rock shield' that covers the bottom of my engine had come off (or had never been put back on at my last oil change) and somehow, some part of my engine had started rubbing against the inside of my tire... wearing a strip of it down to the INTERIOR WIRE of the tire! (See picture below). The sweet men at the Driver's Edge in Plano (go see them!) told me that I was seriously a few miles from having a major blow out - and possibly a head on collision. (If you've ever seen a car having a blow out, it's awfully scary to watch, let alone be in the car having one - and WITH A CHILD!!) When they showed this to me, tears seriously started coming out. I couldn't help it. (Kate likes to think she was my angel that day!! :) ) They told me not to worry about anything else, but to go around the corner to discount tire. Thank goodness I didn't even have to leave the parking lot to get there!
So of course, I had to buy a whole new tire at Discount Tire. Then, when they were changing that tire, they found a nail in my other tire - in an IRREPARABLE spot! :) Yup, when it rains it pours.
I'm so thankful that randomly, I decided today was the day to go in.... but I know it wasn't really random.
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