We have had quite the morning here already, and its only 9:00! I drove Killian to school this morning, only to find out once we got there that he forgot his backpack. How both of us missed that, I have no idea! So I dropped him off, and was driving home to get it when I heard a THUMP! I looked back, because it sounded like I had run over something but I didnt see anything so I shrugged it off. Rowan and I were listening to music, so it took a while for me to hear the thump, thump, thump as we were driving. When we got on our neighborhood street, I rolled down the window and confirmed that the noise was coming from my car. I thought we had a flat tire! When we parked in the driveway, I looked at the tires, and none were flat. I was about to go inside when something told me to look again, and sure enough, in my right rear tire a bolt the size of a quarter was lodged firmly. Strangely enough, last year when we were out visiting Nick and Sarah in Portland, the exact same thing happened to us! I knew from experiance that I needed to get us to a Les Schwab quickly before the bolt wiggled around enough for the tire to go flat. Looking up the locations online, I was relieved to find one less than a mile from our house. Rowan and I got dressed, and drove down there with me praying the whole way that the tire wouldn't spontaneously burst before we got there. We made it in one piece and $112 bucks later we were on our way to deliver the backpack to Killian. What a crazy thing to have happen!
Later today I have a doctor appointment and I could use some happy thoughts. I have been having a lot of chest pain these last couple weeks and I have no idea what could be wrong. Maybe its anxiety, something I am really struggling with lately, or maybe there is something wrong with my heart :( I feel like although I am not in the best shape, that I am not in horrible shape, and being pretty young I am hopeful that its nothing serious. It doesn't help that a guy at Matthews work, who eats only healthy, organic food (he has never even drank a Coke!) and is fit and not that old (50's maybe?) just had a heart attack a few weeks ago. I figure its the kind of thing that you never think will happen to you, but obviously it can and I hopeful that the doctor can figure out whats wrong. I also have an appointment to talk to someone about my anxiety, which came on around the time I got pregnant with Rowan, and is steadily getting worse. Some days anxious thoughts almost completely consume me, all day long, almost every minute of the day. I have had some weird dizzy/lightheaded spells lately, and other unexplained symptoms that are kind of forcing me to realize that the level of anxiousness and worry I feel constantly isn't normal, and isn't healthy for me. I am hopeful that this too can be "fixed" and I can get back to a less stressful feeling towards life.
In much happier news, and as a positive end to a dreadful post....we got a new kitten a few days ago!! She doesnt quite have a name yet, so I will wait to post a picture of her until I can properly introduce her. She is the cutest thing EVER, and sooooo lovey. I am really happy to have her in our family, and I think she is going to be a great source of amusement around here. Mac isnt too pleased with her, and although she tries to make friends with him, he is more interested in wrestling her to the ground and biting her. Its interesting to see the differences in their personalities, comparing her as a kitten to Mac as a kitten. Mac just isnt a very nice cat!! Hopefully they can work it out soon, and he will quit being such a bully. Until then, I am keeping them separated for most of the day, and trying to give them both lots of love. We decided not to get a dog for now, and while I am a bit bummed out about that, I think its the right decision. Mac cant seem to get along with any dogs we try, Rowan cant seem to keep her body parts away from the dogs teeth, and I am having horrible allergy type reactions to dogs that I am around. I went to the allergist on Tuesday and they said that I have a "hypersensitivity" to dogs. Which is almost worse than having a straight old allergy, because I cant take meds for it, and I cant predict when the symptoms will occur because he said I could have a reaction to some dogs, but not others. He did give me some nose spray thats supposed to help, but I haven't had a need to try it yet. Anyways, I seem to have no such problems with cats, hence the new kitten in our house :) Pictures soon!
Later today I have a doctor appointment and I could use some happy thoughts. I have been having a lot of chest pain these last couple weeks and I have no idea what could be wrong. Maybe its anxiety, something I am really struggling with lately, or maybe there is something wrong with my heart :( I feel like although I am not in the best shape, that I am not in horrible shape, and being pretty young I am hopeful that its nothing serious. It doesn't help that a guy at Matthews work, who eats only healthy, organic food (he has never even drank a Coke!) and is fit and not that old (50's maybe?) just had a heart attack a few weeks ago. I figure its the kind of thing that you never think will happen to you, but obviously it can and I hopeful that the doctor can figure out whats wrong. I also have an appointment to talk to someone about my anxiety, which came on around the time I got pregnant with Rowan, and is steadily getting worse. Some days anxious thoughts almost completely consume me, all day long, almost every minute of the day. I have had some weird dizzy/lightheaded spells lately, and other unexplained symptoms that are kind of forcing me to realize that the level of anxiousness and worry I feel constantly isn't normal, and isn't healthy for me. I am hopeful that this too can be "fixed" and I can get back to a less stressful feeling towards life.
In much happier news, and as a positive end to a dreadful post....we got a new kitten a few days ago!! She doesnt quite have a name yet, so I will wait to post a picture of her until I can properly introduce her. She is the cutest thing EVER, and sooooo lovey. I am really happy to have her in our family, and I think she is going to be a great source of amusement around here. Mac isnt too pleased with her, and although she tries to make friends with him, he is more interested in wrestling her to the ground and biting her. Its interesting to see the differences in their personalities, comparing her as a kitten to Mac as a kitten. Mac just isnt a very nice cat!! Hopefully they can work it out soon, and he will quit being such a bully. Until then, I am keeping them separated for most of the day, and trying to give them both lots of love. We decided not to get a dog for now, and while I am a bit bummed out about that, I think its the right decision. Mac cant seem to get along with any dogs we try, Rowan cant seem to keep her body parts away from the dogs teeth, and I am having horrible allergy type reactions to dogs that I am around. I went to the allergist on Tuesday and they said that I have a "hypersensitivity" to dogs. Which is almost worse than having a straight old allergy, because I cant take meds for it, and I cant predict when the symptoms will occur because he said I could have a reaction to some dogs, but not others. He did give me some nose spray thats supposed to help, but I haven't had a need to try it yet. Anyways, I seem to have no such problems with cats, hence the new kitten in our house :) Pictures soon!