Pop

Now before I share with you the harrowing tail of the picture in this post.  Let me just say that no animals or humans were harmed in the making of this blog and I rock as a mom. 
We were cruising down the road at an acceptable travel trailer speed.  Enjoying the 5th hour of our three hour drive when we heard an enormous pop.  Imagine if you will a toy pop gun magnified by 1000.  So we pulled over and there it was.  Our inaugural flat tire.  I got a little weepy as I realized our time as newbies on the road was quickly coming to an end.  Without more than three words my husband and I went to work, he definantly doing the lions share.  While laboring over putting the broken tire back on AJ called to ask about laundry.  Imagine me laboring earnestly with what may or may not be a wrench trying to tighten an exploded tire on the side of the highway while giving laundry directions to AJ. I am mom hear me roar and before the kids could ask how much longer we were on the road again.  Imagine my outrage when at the next gas station we had to pay 75 cents for air!!! AIR people.  The stuff we need to live.  Reminded me of a really great Dr. Seuss movie.  In the end I accepted the fact that even on the road our meager savings would be challenged and must be defended with life and limb. 
So we left at noon today for a three hour tour......I mean a short three hour drive and at 7:30 I am enjoying a beautiful sunset while we again cruise along at a safe speed and thinking back to just yesterday when I was worried about washing to rig.