Have you ever come out of the doctor's office in the late afternoon, gotten to your car, and discovered a flat tire? A very flat tire? That's what happened to me
today -- an unexpected change of plans. If you know me very well, you know that a change of plans is not my favorite thing -- especially with a 7 year old an 8 month old baby in tow.
This could have turned out badly, but I think I said enough quick little prayers that we made it through very well! Here are a few things that happened, some positives:
1. There were nice receptionists at the Wichita Clinic-Bethel to help me with phone numbers and to tell me who to call -- no smart phone here!
2. I actually had my cell phone - I don't always carry it with me!
3. I realized that a small tire shop really was a better choice than Wal-Mart -- in service and in hospitality! R-Pro Tire came to the clinic to air up my tire so I could drive it to get fixed (a $45 service fee, but what else was I going to do). I was then going to go to Wal-Mart because I had things to get, but when they told me it would be 3 hours (3 hours???), I went to R-Pro. They fixed it in 15 minutes!!
4. The nice man at R-Pro ended up not charging me the service fee - even after I asked about it!
5. Delaney was exceptionally happy during the whole afternoon -- waiting for the doctor, waiting on the car, and at Dillon's afterwards!
6. Caiden got to use a pop machine for the first time! While we were waiting on our van, I gave him 2 quarters and told him to go get a can. He came back and told me he didn't know what to do - a surprise to me! It was fun to show him how to put the quarters in and press the button! Oh, the little joys of parenthood!
7. I listened to Delaney giggle on the way home. Somehow, Caiden has a knack for getting giggles out of her -- a sound we don't hear that often!
today -- an unexpected change of plans. If you know me very well, you know that a change of plans is not my favorite thing -- especially with a 7 year old an 8 month old baby in tow.
This could have turned out badly, but I think I said enough quick little prayers that we made it through very well! Here are a few things that happened, some positives:
1. There were nice receptionists at the Wichita Clinic-Bethel to help me with phone numbers and to tell me who to call -- no smart phone here!
2. I actually had my cell phone - I don't always carry it with me!
3. I realized that a small tire shop really was a better choice than Wal-Mart -- in service and in hospitality! R-Pro Tire came to the clinic to air up my tire so I could drive it to get fixed (a $45 service fee, but what else was I going to do). I was then going to go to Wal-Mart because I had things to get, but when they told me it would be 3 hours (3 hours???), I went to R-Pro. They fixed it in 15 minutes!!
4. The nice man at R-Pro ended up not charging me the service fee - even after I asked about it!
5. Delaney was exceptionally happy during the whole afternoon -- waiting for the doctor, waiting on the car, and at Dillon's afterwards!
6. Caiden got to use a pop machine for the first time! While we were waiting on our van, I gave him 2 quarters and told him to go get a can. He came back and told me he didn't know what to do - a surprise to me! It was fun to show him how to put the quarters in and press the button! Oh, the little joys of parenthood!
7. I listened to Delaney giggle on the way home. Somehow, Caiden has a knack for getting giggles out of her -- a sound we don't hear that often!
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