PAX of mind

We drove up to Broomfield today to meet with some friends of ours (yay! friends for all four of us!) at the fun mall up there. The weather was overcast and cold, which was a bummer since the plan was to hang out and let the kids play at the outdoor park there. Luckily, there's an indoor park as well, and we had a great time--Abby even made her first Build-a-Bear! (Pictures to come.)

It took us about an hour to get up there, but it took us nearly twice as long to get back because we got a flat tire 2 minutes out from the mall. Thankfully we have the totally awesome PAX run-flat tires, which allow you to drive for up to 125 miles (only 50 mph though) so you can get to a tire place or home or whatever. We didn't feel comfortable getting on the freeway, so--three cheers for nav systems!--we programmed the route home using surface streets only. It was a long, long drive--and a rainy one, too, sometimes very much so, but it was a blessing since even in 55mph areas no one was going that fast--but it was an interesting drive as well. Minimizing freeways on the nav is a great way to see more of the state--talk about a roundabout route!

So we're home now, and who knows what the night's going ot be like. PJ didn't nap until we left the mall, and she slept for nearly 2 hours, so I'm guessing she'll be going to bed around, oh, midnight or so. *sigh* Abby slept for a lot of the drive, too, so she's also wide awake. Dan's found a couple places we can call tomorrow, provided they're even open, to see about getting the tires changed--we figured we might as well get winter tires so we're prepared.

What a day!