Today started off wonderfully.
Took Reese to preschool.
Ran twice around the lake (pushing 50lbs of love in the stroller...my butt better start tightening up pretty soon, here).
Lunch with friends and visiting teaching at the park.
I ran home to pick up some paperwork that I need to get notarized.
While I was inside, my neighbor's yard maintenance guy pulled in front of his house.
I saw the truck in my rear view mirror as I backed out.
I did
NOT see the 15 foot trailer
BEHIND his truck as I backed out.
I bailed right into it.Genius, right?
Charlie, tell us what she's won!
Well it's a new bumper, taillight, and fender!
FYI-I did not put the duct tape on the van.
My neighbor, Doug (retired junk collector down the street, grandfather to naughty neighbor boys 1 & 2) appeared out of nowhere, and while I apologized to Mr. Lawn Care Trailer Owner, Doug was taping up my car and checking to see if my taillights still work.
Nice guy. I probably would have opted against duct tape on the van, since it will probably destroy the paint...but looking at the state of things...
paint isn't really my biggest problem right now.
The event was followed by
rejection from the notary at the bank, requesting that Aaron also be present for anything to be notarized, because his name is on the paperwork as well.
So, what is it about Fall and auto damage? -My sister, HolleeAnn was in horrible (near fatal) car accidents 3 YEARS in a row in the fall. -When I was in High School, I was dumb enough to write "Honk for 2000 Senior Pride" across the hood of my 1989 Dodge Dakota Pickup in white shoe polish for the Homecoming Parade...yeah that never came out after parade day, and I spent my entire Senior year driving around with "Honk for Pride" on my car. Yes. I got honked at.
-Not even 30 days after we bought the van, it was hit by a rock that flew off the back of a semi on the freeway and I got a nice crack in the windshield.
-The following year, we were hit by a deer (my long-time readers probably remember my I Hate Deer post of 2007).
-And here we are, now, with a smashed back end.
Whew!
Good thing I have some butter rum toffee and this gummy smile to cheer me up.
And how 'bout those brown eyes?
They're like Dove chocolates on a baby face.
I could eat them.
Happy Friday, everyone
