Saturday, March 24, 2007

How Helpless would you feel?

Mike and the boys took off today to run errands and Teagan is taking a nap while I'm resting, as always, in the bed.
The phone is ringing but it's in the other room, so I just stay put. It begins again. So I think, hmmm someone is trying to get in touch with us. I get to the phone, see that it's Mike but not in time.
He calls back again, and I pick up, noticing that the phone is just about dead and say "honey what's going on, the phone is about to die."
Pure panic took over my body as he said "we were in an accident, but we are all okay"
I begin to cry, it's amazing how emotions work. He said " I was waiting to turn left when some guy came up behind me, went around us to turn left and he got hit by oncoming traffic. A lot of cars are banged up, but he was spun out of control, I closed my eyes because we were about to get hit by him and by God's good graces we were just barely bumped by him when he came to a stop."
They are still at the intersection waiting for a police report. The man, turned 82 today, that caused the accident is being life flighted out to the hospital, a woman who was hit says her arm hurts, the boys were check out just for good measure by the paramedics and the firemen gave them stickers.
All the while, Teagan and I are here, with no car seat, so I can't go and check on them. I can't wait for them to get home and hold onto them so tightly.
And I have to say how proud I am of my husband and how my 'backseat' driving has actually paid off! Mike is notorious for pulling out into the intersection to turn left even if he has to wait. I constantly ask him not to do this, especially with the children in the car. I always say we are a sitting duck. This has been instilled in me since my dad taught me how to drive when I was 12!! It's better to wait for the green arrow if there is oncoming traffic, life is too precious.
Well guess what, he waited at the line. I can't begin to imagine what would have happened if he was in the intersection. So guess what else. Nagging does pay off ;-)
They just called and they are on their way to get an icecream. Caden is excited because the guys tire came off, and they can't believe they got to see a helicopter. I'm so glad that they are NOT traumatized, of course not hurt, by the whole ordeal. Mike said when they got hit, the boys didn't even notice, and Caden said "Daddy why aren't you going?'
This is the first, and I pray the last time they are ever in a car accident.

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