I was planning to buy Reagan's birthday present last weekend, but the snow and the ice kind of detered me. I didn't want to risk it, so we stayed home. Yesterday, it became apparent that we had to do SOMETHING. So, we decided to risk a trip to Target.
I suggested to Tanner that perhaps he should test out the roads before we put the girls in the car, but he just shrugged and said it wouldn't be a big deal. So, we packed the girls in the car with extra blankets, jacket, socks, etc... The garage door opened, the car backed down the drive and we got stuck. The rear wheels made it about 1/4 of the way down the drive, so Tanner got out and shoveled and scraped and dug until I could pull the car back into the garage. Then we waited in the car for about 30 minutes while he shoveled the snow from the drive. I kind of felt a little guilty as I sat in the car all snug and warm and watched my husband battle the drifting snow, but I knew I wouldn't be any use. I'd probably end up coughing and hacking with every other step, so I sat in the car and waited with girls. Finally the task was done and we were able to get on the road. It took us another 30 minutes to get to Target, but we did get there.
We headed straight for the toy section and let Reagan wander up and down the aisles. She played with a few, discarded a few and finally seemed to settle on one: a barbie electric guitar. So, we picked a few supplies: goldfish, fruit snacks, twizzlers and eggnog, and then headed home. And we got stuck again. I mean really stuck. Our rear wheels started to slide and the chains didn't seem to make much of a difference and we landed in a pillowy, wet, snow bank. Luckily, Tanner had decided to bring the shovel, so out he got and startd shoveling, and scraping and digging. A couple of guys stopped and helped push the car onto the road, for which we were very grateful. As we started up the hill to Safeway, we saw another car in a similar predicament. Tanner figured he was already wet and cold, so we stopped to help, excuse me, Tanner helped. I sat in the car and watched. All in all, it took us an hour and a half to get home, but get home we did.
That's not the end. This mornig I woke up and realized that I had forgotten to get a muffin or something like that for a birthday cake. And, yes, I realize that I could have made one, but I'm sick. Really sick. (sorry to everyone I infected at Target.) So, Tanner headed out this morning, wisely leaving his family at home, to find a birthday cake. He brought home a tiny, ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins, helped another stranded motorist, and bought me a cappuccino. So, at least now Reggie will have a birthday party, even if it is a small one.
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