Very Scary...Do You Believe In Angels? (Part 1)

Yesterday it was raining really hard here in So. California. I usually don't think much about it because I used to live in Utah & I'm used to snow, white-outs and black ice, so rain is really more of a bother than anything.

That was until....

I headed to work in a downpour, was on the freeway almost at my exit when the rear end of my Navigator started to hydroplane (slide out). Since I'm used to dealing w/ black ice, I didn't panic. I took my foot off the gas (hitting your brakes will send you into a tail spin) and slowly tried to correct it. The back end then slid the other way, I corrected again. This continued two more times...my back tires wouldn't grab. I finally slid off the freeway at 55 mph, missing a pole, hitting an embankment completely sideways.

I remember thinking, "Oh no, I'm going to roll over." My next thought was, "This is how it happens, people are on their way to work & the next second they never see their family again."

I skidded up onto the side of the hill, bracing myself for the flip. But it never happened! My car slid, spun around through the shrubs & bushes, then came to a stop with my front end facing the freeway, halfway up the hill.

I sat there shocked, frozen, thinking, "I'm okay, I can't believe I'm okay! What do I do now, I'm not hurt, I don't need to call 911."

A lady, came running down, through the pouring rain & bushes from the top of the hill. I opened my door and walked towards her. She grabbed me, hugged me & said, "God was watching over you today." I said, "You're right, I can't believe I didn't roll over." By this time a man also came down the hill. We all three examined my car & decided I could just drive it out back onto the freeway. As I headed back to my car, the woman hugged me again & said, "God was protecting you."

The man pushed me & as I slowly made my way back onto the freeway I looked back at the woman still standing in the pouring rain, she blew me a kiss. I blew one back to her & slowly made my way into the traffic, still in a daze & wondering about the woman.

Do you have a story where you feel like you were watched over & protected?

There's more...Part 2 Tomorrow

Thankful Post!

Yesterday I got a call from my sister that our two boys were in an accident. I was working & had my phone on vibrate so I missed the call.

Lesson #1- NEVER put your phone on vibrate when you have children!

Lesson #2- Always remember to ask the Lord to protect your kids & family members EVERYDAY! (√) -did this one thank goodness!

My son Josh was the passenger & my nephew, who was driving was cut off, swerved, lost control, spun across the freeway, hit the guard rail head on & spun back around. Had the guard rail not been there, they would have gone over the side of the mountain. Josh hit his chest on the dashboard (wasn't wearing his seat belt & no airbags).

But since this is a thankful post...I'll let ya know that I am SO GRATEFUL that they were both okay & were able to walk away from this. It could have been really bad, considering this is what the car looked like & had to be sold to a salvage yard.

They are really sore & banged up but they're OK, and my heart is full of relief!

Happy Birthday John-We Miss You!

Today would've been my brother John's 41st birthday. He passed away on July 5, 1991 due to injuries sustained in a car accident.This year was the first year that I decided to have a birthday party in his honor.

I bought Filet Mignon to barbeque, potatoes, salad, and rolls. My favorite football team the Green Bay Packers would be playing against my favorite quarterback, Brett Favre. I made a date with my boys to be home and plan on spending the evening watching this history making game and celebrating the life of my awesome little brother.

As usual things never go as planned. My husband received a call that the men's church softball team was in desperate need of players for tonights game. They were going to have to forfeit if they didn't find a couple of people. So my hubby and Jullien said they'd play. We all went over to the park, of course after I set the record button on my game.

It's funny because my brother loved to play softball and was always on a couple different teams at the same time, just to make sure he was constantly on the field competing. As I sat there cheering on my husband and son, it took me back to the years that we sat in the bleachers heckling and cheering my brother on as he made incredible diving catches, hit homeruns and sometimes got a little crazy (he was a TERRIBLE poor sport!)

What a perfect way to celebrate his birthday. It couldn't have turned out better if I had deliberately planned the whole day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIL' BRO! WE MISS AND LOVE YOU!

Finally...A Quiet Weekend!

I can't believe it, I didn't have to rush around all weekend! The high school team had a bye this week which left us with only 1 Pop Warner game on Sat night at 7:00 p.m., instead of the usual four games a week. Don't get me wrong, "I LOVE me some football" but it was nice to catch up on some housework (it was getting disgusting) and just kick back, watch movies and sleep.

We were supposed to go to our friends 40th Birthday party on Saturday night, but after the football game (oh yeah, we KILLED the Fullerton Titans 28-0 & Elijah got another touchdown), we had to eat and then by the time we got home, we wouldn't have gotten to the party until around 11:00 p.m. Which would have been no big deal when we were younger, but MAN that's way late for us 40 somethings! So, I need to call tomorrow and apologize. I can blame it on my husband because he was more tired than I was...(whatever works right?)LOL!

Next week is going to be busy...I have an eye appointment (only 6 months past due), three chiropractic appts. (my neck and back have still been hurting really bad since my accident), a church class, four football games, the homecoming dance (shopping for a shirt/tie, and ordering flowers and taking pics). I have to try and get my son in to get his foot checked out again. He had an abnormal mole removed. It hasn't healed right and there is about a 2" big circle of brown wrinkle dead skin around it. It almost looks like a piece of leather, definitely NOT normal! Not to mention, my car had over $7,000.00 worth of damage and wont be ready till the end of the month. I received a letter from the guys insurance adjuster who said he only had $10,000.00 worth of coverage...it will end up costing more than that so I need to go through my insurance company...WHAT!?! That means I would have to pay a deductible (NO WAY am I spending any money because someone hit me!) So I might have to find an attorney now too! I YIGH YIGH!!!
One more thing to add to my week.

Oh and let me tell you about my rental car, whenever I back up it goes...BEEP...BEEP...BEEP...BEEP. It is soooo loud that everyone turns to look. Then they start laughing at us. My kids just die of embarrassment. So of course I have to make it worse, I roll the windows down and yell out, "Everyone watch out...I'm backing up!" Which makes the kids want to crawl under the seat! The rental car guy said that I can bring it back in and they will turn it off, but the place is about 40 minutes away in traffic. I decided it's not often that I get to pay my kids back for their smart mouths and attitudes, what better way than to embarrass them daily!

Did I tell you how much I'm looking forward to my week, LOL!!!! Anyways, I love a pity party so feel free to leave me some love...I think I'll need it!

I Just Got Hit!

HERE IT IS...MY ONE TIME BEAUTIFUL CAR!

So, I left work early to pick up my friends daughter...I was going to rush home to change (not knowing how long I'd be sitting at the hospital). Got on the freeway...then remembered I was almost out of gas. I don't get paid till Monday...didn't have enough to go ALL the way home and then back to Rachell's school. I quickly got off at the first exit, had to back track and take a different route. I was in the left hand turn lane (there were two designated turn lanes) I was in the one furthest to the left next to the double yellow lines. All of a sudden I see this old blue Chrysler heading straight toward my car. I didn't have time to get out of the way. He hit me, pushed me almost into oncoming traffic and his car bounced off of mine backwords into another lane.

He bashed into the rear passenger side door. It was an old man in his late 70's or so. He came to my drivers side window and with a german accent tried to tell me that it was my fault. He was a little confused and didn't realize that there were two turn lanes. I called the police and while I was on the phone with the operator...he came up to my window again...standing in a lane with oncoming traffic swerving to miss him. I said, "You need to get back in your car before you get hit." He said, "What?" I replied kind of forceful and bossy said "Get back in your car NOW!" The operator heard all of this and said, "Did he listen to you?" "Yes...he's walking back now."

So I waited for the police...didn't move my car because I wanted them to see that it was his fault. The police got there and I told them that he seems a little confused and explained what happened. He still tried to insist that it was my fault. Then the police told him again that there was two turn lanes and he came into mine. I feel kind of bad for him because once older people lose their license then they lose their independence. But, on the other hand they become a road hazard...guess I was lucky no one was seriously hurt. They gave him a ticket and told me that their report would reflect that he had caused the accident.

MY POOR CAR...I LOVE MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR!


I picked up Rachell and headed to the hospital. My friend had been sent over from her doctor's office in an ambulance because her EKG was irregular and her blood pressure was sky high. We sat there with her...she was hooked up to everything and had an IV. She continued to have pains while I was there. The doctor said, "You can go home now...we don't know what's wrong but your EKG has been irregular in the past so I guess that's normal for you." I said, "WHAT IS CAUSING THE PAIN SHE KEEPS HAVING THEN." "I don't know could be a bruised rib, stress any number of things." So there you have it...as we drove away, she got more severe pains. I told her to call me if she needs to go back, or if it's terrible, call the ambulance. CRAZY...I guess they needed her bed in the ER.

So I've had quite the day!!!