Whew!

Oh what a day…

So we bought Mads a bike the other day so she could ride back and forth between her school and mine—all the while forcing mom to work on allowing Mads to venture a little further away and gain some independence (not easy by the way). Today, we were going to drop the bike off at the high school so it would be there in the morning and it would be one less thing we had to worry about. I also needed to go to work for about an hour to update grades and get ready for classes tomorrow. Win-Win situation.

2 o’clock today we load the bike and my school stuff and whirrrr whirrrr whirrrr click click click. Are you serious? The Green Hornet sidelined?

I came in the house to put things in perspective…this isn’t the worst thing that could happen. Baby is okay. Mads is okay. Joe’l is okay. Money has been tight before so if I have to spend our ever-depleting savings…we will survive. And…good thing we found out today rather than in the morning when it could really cause a problem.

A friend had agreed to pick me up for work if I needed it (which made me happy and relax)…mother-in-law offered to let us use their extra vehicle…another friend offered to clean up the battery and put a new one in (because that was really what sounded and looked to be the problem after a little investigation).

Wow…I felt so good to know that people were willing to pitch in and help us out!

Our automotively inclined friend was able to take care of the car within an hour and I only spent less than $100!

I am now exhausted, but content. Feels good.

Mads is upset today though because we are going to be giving Domino to Adam to try out in his home. Dom’s temperament is a little more than what Simon can handle. Simon has taken to throwing up and hiding a lot—high anxiety. He doesn’t have the energy to fight Dom off like a younger can might. Simon can’t really put him in his place. We knew it was a risk we were taking getting Dom, but if you never try, you don’t really know. That being said…Simon is a spry 13 years old, but he can only handle so much. It’s like I told Mads…if she and Joe’l would have been fighting and he was mean to her all the time…he would have had to go—not her. Dom is a funny guy, spirited guy…but we gotta do what we gotta do.

Wish we going have spent some time with the Woodys tonight...but even now...work is a-calling!

And…the baby…Ellery has found my ribs and she really enjoys that Mom is 5’10”! She takes advantage of the torso space! I seriously think she has spent this whole pregnancy so far not in a fetal position, but stretched out as far as she possible can. We are expecting her November 1, 2, or 3. I need as much recovery time as possible (only taking 5 weeks off work and 2 weeks off the court). And…can’t miss election day. I haven’t yet and don’t intend to start.