CRASH!!!

ok, a few people know, but i wanted to let everyone know that we are all okay.

shannon and i had a wic appointment about 2 weeks ago. it was icy, as it had rained and then snowed and then everything froze. as we were headed to run a few more errands, the car slid through a stop sign and hit a dump truck. i had made sure to give myself ample time to stop, but because of the ice, we didn't (obviously!). i laid on the horn to let the driver of the truck know that i couldn't stop, and prayed that no one would get hurt. (btw- i had all 3 kids with me.) the car managed to turn just enough that i glanced off the back tire of the truck instead of hitting the middle or front like i would have. that was a blessing. so, it tried to take off my front bumper! i lost lights on the drivers side, and about lost my bumper. no one was injured.
the cops came and we did the whole accident thing, then i headed home to call the insurance and relax. i took the car to the repair shop on tuesday, and didn't get my rental until wednesday. it took a week to get the van fixed, but it looks great. the bill came to about $2300. thankfully, we have insurance, so we only had to pay the deductible of $250. considering that i can't pay my gas bill, that's a payment i had to squeeze out. (btw-the gas bill is $260) but, the van is better now, and like i said everyone is okay.

oh, i'm glad i pay my tithing. ie fire insurance