Momma said......

 Yes she did.  Momma said there would be days like this!  What a couple of days I spent at the first of this week!!!!!  I am laughing now.  Shoot, I just keep thinking how much worse it could have been!!!!!

I had 2 eye appointments scheduled this week.  Specialist and regular eye doc.  I decided Monday morning to get a couple errands ran before going to that 1:45 appt. at the specialist.  

Well, I go out and car fires up and off I go.  I get a whiff of gasoline.  Keep going thinking it was the car shop on the corner.  Nope the smell does not dissipate.  I go to the bank - remember I have been trying to go there for a couple weeks!  I park where there are no stains on the pavement - get out and see gas dripping near the back end!!!  Well crap.  

I go in and do my business (come out and it had stopped).  Decide to go the feed store just down the street.

Get there and dripping again. Well crap again!

I figured it was only leaking when vehicle was on - not when off.

I called my neighbor to see if he could take me to the doctor once I get home (fingers crossed).  He is out of town.  Call my brother, figuring he was probably busy - but he was available.  He only lives about 10 minutes away.

So off I go to get home.  Praying every inch I drove, that I could get home safely.  Just thinking, please don't let someone throw a cigarette out their window or something.

I MADE IT!  Thank you Jesus.

Made it to the specialist and brother got a nap!!!!!  He slept in the car, while I was in there!  LOL

Good news - I was released as I have done perfectly with all after surgery stuff.  YAY

By now, the neighbor is back and he sees the problem and it is beyond what he can do as it needs to be on a lift to get to - plus all is rusty under there.

He said he would take me to the appt. the Tuesday to the regular eye doc.  This is located in WM center.

We go and I get tested.  More good news - my distance vision is 20/20!!!!!!!!  I have never had that since I was a small child!  I did order progressive lenses (bifocals) for moderate close up and very close reading.  All good.

He says do some Christmas shopping if you want.  Well I did find 2 gifts and I did splurge and buy myself 2 'gifts'.  I never buy myself anything.  I got a heavy flannel shirt - have always wanted one and have never had one.  I also got a new G. Foreman grill - smaller with removeable grates for easy cleaning.  I had an original and it was so hard to clean.  I like the drill flavor now and then and have no grill.

Anyway, I just can't shop with someone else.  I like to wonder and look and decide when I see what speaks to me.

Get home, make an appointment with the mechanic and call AAA to tow my car.  I call AAA and explain the problem.  They say I have to call 911 (fire) and get clearance to move vehicle to make sure it is safe to transport.  HUH?  Never heard this before.  Well, I did and they come flying down the road, sirens blaring!!!!!  GEESH.  I explain what was going on - and he said "we can't do anything".  It isn't leaking at the moment and there is no fire.  I profusely apologize for bothering them.

Call AAA back and explain it all again (different person) - he said that having to call fire was crazy - it wasn't leaking and tow drivers know how to handle that kind of stuff!   He got me laughing and said - good job getting it home safely.

FINALLY tow driver shows up - knows just how to handle the problem - no big deal!!!!!!

So my vehicle is at the shop.  Hope they fix anything that looks suspicious - as the thing is 20 years old.

OH MY!!!!!

I post this to show - I have good people in my life.  I think we all do - if we just look around and pay attention (you don't always know them).  AND things could have been so much worse!!!!!!!  I am safe - the vehicle is safe - it is getting fixed - oh, and the squirrels have corn!!!!!!!

There is this little voice in my head - that says "you needed to get off the road".  "You could have involved in something worse".   "What if it had been frigid out?" (It was in 50's and 60's).

Anything could have changed and who knows.  

I do believe things happen when they do and as they do for a reason.

So when those really bad days happen - just remember - it could be worse!  You made it through.

And then sit back and LAUGH!  Sometimes we just have to laugh and go on.

We are protected - I truly believe.

SO, today I am home and doing home stuff!  Maybe tomorrow and maybe Thursday - who knows.  I just know I am safe and have a warm home and plenty to keep me busy!  The rest can wait.

Don't take stuff too seriously - just go with the flow.  **IT happens sometimes. 

Que sera sera!!!!!

Have a blessed day and remember to LAUGH a little!