Far Above Rubies

My streak is over

{ 11:55, 2006-Aug-15 } { Posted in Ramblings } { 1 comments } { Link }

Well, I had gone the entire 15 years I have been a driver without a single accident.

I can't claim that anymore!

I was on my way home from a MOPS group leader meeting and shopping for Dominic's birthday (August 17th...my oldest baby will be 11!!!). Heading home, la dee da...when a woman in a sedan pulls RIGHT out in front of me, like she was in another world. I braked HARD but there was not enough time. I smacked right into the left front of her car. She got out, ran over to see if I was okay (I was, thank God) and called 911. We were instructed to pull our cars off the road since they were both drivable and we both were not injured (turns out I am but more on that in a minute) and we waited for the state trooper. Accident reports, exchange of info forms, blah blah blah. She admitted readily that it WAS her fault so there's no problem there. The officer sent me on my way.

It wasn't until I was closer to home that I realized how scared I was and how badly I was shaking, and I began to really cry. Scary thing, getting into an accident, and I was really blessed that it wasn't worse!

After I got home and got washed up and rested a bit, I began to have a headache. My back felt really tweaked and my neck and shoulders sore. But more of a point of worry, I am 14 weeks pregnant. The insurance claims person said to get to a doctoe RIGHT away to be checked and perhaps have an ultrasound. I have an appointment tomorrow at 10:30 with our GP. What will likely happen is that he will refer me to a chiropractor and an OB for an ultrasound, which will mean THREE docotr's visits! I have respect for doctors, I really do, but all in all it seems GP's mostly pass out scrips' and refer you to a specialist. I'd cut out the middle man this time, but it is necessary for the insurance records for this accident.

Hey, weird thing...the woman I hit...she is a friend of my mom's, and her son and my little bro were best buds in grade school. Small world, huh? I didn't recognize her, but after I got home and read her info form, I just had to chuckle.

Funny thing...since the age of 16, I have owned crappy car after crappy car, and we finally got our hands on this beautiful white and gold Pontiac Montana a few weeks ago. Never so much as a scratch on the piles I used to drive, and now look what happens to my beautiful new minivan!!! Sheesh!!!

Onto other things. Ever had a Blue Ribbon Burger from Red Robin? My husband and I are absolutely enamored of them, and he replicated them for dinner tonight. If you've never had one, here's how it's built...bottom bun, chipotle mayo on bun (made by blending mayo with chiles in adobo sauce) french fried onions, juicy beef patty med well topped with melted bleu cheese (hence the name), lettuce, tomato, and top bun smeared with Heinz 57 sauce. It came super close to the restaurant version. I tell you, this burger is to die for.

My baby turns 11 on Thursday (tear, tear). He is growing up so fast! Chas will be working, so he's having a couple of buds over for pizza ( I'm cutting the budget close this week with buying his gifts, so I'm thinking top your own english muffin pizzas) and root beer floats. He asked for the floats instead of a cake. Fine with me! If we had a cake I'd probably eat half of it myself. The boys will watch a movie we rented (Chronicles of Narnia) and then go home. I absolutely refuse to host sleepovers when my husband is out of town. The boys never listen to me, they wake up the baby, and I never get to sleep.

Later, when Chas is home, we'll go bowling or take the boys to the mall arcade or something. We just don't have the fundages for a party out somewhere this year.

What is Dommie getting for gifts? First and most important, an acoustic guitar. I had to cut into my curriculum budget for this one, but in a way, it can be looked at as an educational tool. I told him I'd only think of getting him one if he agreed to commit to learning it.
We got him a new deck of cards and some new dice, a personal radio, text message walkie talkies, and a new lego set. Oh, and a new tackle box. He's really into fishing lately.

Well, sports fans. I'm about out of gas tonight. That's what's goin' on in my world.

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oh my...

{ 12:50, 2006-Aug-16 } { Posted by marthaskitchen }
I'm sure you and the baby will be fine... dont worry yourself. accidents are horrible arent they - although I had to chuckle when you mentioned it was your new car that got damaged and not any of your old ones. The same for us - we finally managed to get a lovely newish (about 5 years old) car and the boy thing has had a couple of people hit it and been scratched. Nothing ever happened to my old bombs. Take care of yourself.
I have been enjoying reading your blog.

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