I had an exciting night.
I went to pick up DD from daycare around 5:40pm. As I left my driveway, the car seemed to be driving strange and making a weird noise. I pulled over and got out to check the tires. Sure enough, the rear driver side tire was flat. I pulled back into the driveway and called the daycare to let them know what was going on. DH was out for a work dinner, so he wasn't going to be home anytime soon and even if I called him right then, he wouldn't make it home before the daycare closed. I started working on putting on the spare tire. My neighbors had been outside and seen/heard it all. My neighbor's son came over and offered to assist. Neither of us could get the lug nuts loosened. After freaking out a little, my neighbor offered to drive me to the daycare to pick up DD. It took a few minutes to get her car seat installed, but we made it to the daycare about 10 minutes before they closed. DD was a little unsure because it was a different car, but I held her hand on the way home and it was all fine. I am so thankful to my neighbor and need to figure out a nice gift to say thanks to her for the help. Any suggestions?
Once DD was home and eating dinner, I called AAA and renewed my membership. I had let it lapse a while ago because I got roadside assistance through my car's extended warranty, but that expired a few months ago and I forgot to renew AAA. Once my membership was active again, they called a tow company to come out and put the spare tire on my car. When they took the flat tire off, you could see a piece of metal in it.
I had already been planning to replace all 4 tires before the snow started, but was holding out a little to see if there was a promotion. Well, I guess this just moved that time table up. I ordered the tires last night via Discount Tire's website. Once they are in stock then I can set an appointment to have them installed. I am hoping that might be tomorrow.