Not merely hours after the man of the farm got into an airplane and flew off across the country. But it's no big deal, you know, because someone had the foresight to purchase a certain tool thingie... because the last three times our roads-which-are-in-perfect-condition (cough, cough) gave me a flat, it wasn't me who couldn't get the tire off the car.
And to quote The Bean, "It's tooooo tight!"
These boys of mine are just old enough to be dangerous.
"Just back the car up to the shop, Mom."
They thought they had it all under control.
"We'll just turn on the air compressor and use Daddy's nut driver."
I snorted.
"Daddy's what?"
Try not to laugh, people. It gets worse.
I knew that tool was in my trunk for this precise moment so I told the boys that, no, I was the one who had it all under control. After all, I am the mom. Then I opened the little black plastic tool case in the trunk and both boys gasped and jumped and squealed, "A NUT DRIVER!".
*angels singing*
Really.
Except it was a piece of JUNK!
"Don't say dat Mommy"
"Girl, where are your hair clips?"
Maybe it was a cheap piece of junk. Maybe I didn't know how to use it. Maybe I don't know how to do my little girl's hair. Maybe some weird you-get-what-you-pay-for combination of them all. But I'll tell you what... when somebody needs cupcakes to celebrate his birthday at preschool the very next day, and a horrid lapse in kitchen ingredient inventory caused by a thyroid medication mishap (that I really don't want to discuss) means that I haven't got a single drop of vegetable oil in my cupboards or butter in my fridge...
It is not ME who will find a way.
I am a nut driver. Yes I am. Thankyouverymuch.
(and it is also not me who's very third post on this blog was about a flat tire)
6 comments:
But the good news is... you had your camera this time! Love the photos of your boy pushing the tire and you being the nut driver. :) Awesome, as always. (hope you got it fixed okay.)
Nut driver. XD
Happy Birthday to a certain preschooler! :D
Bean takes out her hair clips, too?
Grrr... no likey medication mishaps.
So, what kind of cupcakes did you get? I'd like to live vicariously. ;)
Oy!
But the talent! You've proven another skill to impress the husband!
And taken pictures of your dexterity!
I'm not making you feel any better, am I?
You rock.
yes yes I agree with Koreen- the whole time I was thinking how awesome you were to have traveled with your camera- just look at what you captured!
I saw the title to your post and thought you'd have a picture of a squirrel or something. Shows how much I know about "nut drivers".
Yes, a nut driver. What else could it possibly be called? (Although my husband, the tool guy, looking over my shoulder just now asked why an air compressor was needed for an "electric impact." Yes, my husband is a hyper-observer, too.) Electric or not, I wouldn't have even known how to start changing a tire. Kudos.
And that feeling, that "I will find a way" feeling, I know it very well.
Taking selfies through it all? 5000 points.
thank you for being a bright spot of sunshine in a snowy, crazy weekend. you make me laugh. a lot. ;)
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