So Blessed

My poor car has been having some aches and pains. For the past month, when I drove slow, the car would shake from side to side. I knew there was something wrong, but I thought if I hoped it would go away, it would, in fact, go away. (wow. comma overload.)

Thankfully I made it down I-35 Sunday night with no problems. When I went to work early Monday morning, however, I heard a weird sound from the back of the car. I checked the tires. No flats. I checked to see if something was dragging. Nope. Checked the rear window. Nada. So I crossed my fingers, said a little prayer, and drove to work. When I got above about 20mph, no sound. Hmm. Maybe it's the cold weather.

After work, same song second verse. So I did what every good girl should do. I called Daddy. He said it might be a knot on the tire. 2 1/2 hours later, I learned that:
there was indeed a HUGE knot/bubble on the tire
said tire was unrepairable
the tire had separated so that the wires were visible
they were not sure how I was still driving on it

Of course, there weren't any more tires in stock, so I am now driving on the spare. But the most important thing is, my friend, that I'm still driving. I cannot imagine what would have happened if it had blown while driving 70mph down the highway. Actually, I can.

I am so blessed. Seriously. So blessed.