when you get that phone call...but it's really okay!

 I heard Paul telling someone to call 911.  I was out on the deck, sitting in the sun, with a few of the kids.  Paul was in the house, we had the big door open to let in all that beautiful warm fresh air yesterday.  Then he came out with his keys and his wallet....Sonja hit a deer, he said.  She's okay.  He was going to pick her up.  So of course I called her right away, and yes, she was upset.  She hit that deer going 55-60 miles per hour, in Paul's truck, she was heading to work at the college.  She hit it hard, the airbag deployed, she was shocked and upset and didn't know what to do.  She said that deer came running out of nowhere, it probably got spooked as it was enjoying the first snow melt in weeks and weeks, that yummy grass finally exposed.  

So she it it hard, was very sore yesterday, but she's okay.  That's the important thing.  It's such a shocker to have an accident.  I called her boss for her and told her what happened, and that Sonja was probably too shaken up to go in. 

There was fluid leaking out, and sadly, it might be declared a total wreck.  We don't have gap insurance, but we do have regular collision insurance, which means we'll get what book value is.  We can NO WAY replace it for what they will give us, if it's totaled.  

Poor Paul.  Another kid, another car.  He took it well, but pray for him, that he continues to take it well.  It was a really nice truck with low mileage and 4 wheel drive, and it's almost paid off.  We do believe that all things work together for our good, and that God never gives us more than we can handle, and we do have to be tested in these beliefs, right?

I did notice that when Paul left yesterday to go get Sonja, he was very calm.  This is how he takes things, he really works with things, not because he is a patient person, but because he works on it!  My own father would have been ranting and raving, and we would have all been on edge, so when things happen, I naturally expect the yelling to start, but it doesn't happen with Paul, and I'm still very thankful for that!

I packed up my things for Florida last evening, and brought most of it over to Emily-Abigail-Mariel's house to shove into the one giant checked bag we are taking.  We are flying a cheap-0 airline, so we can only bring one personal item, like a backpack.  But hey, for a hundred bucks, it's not bad.  

Evelyn Joy is such a good daughter, a good sister...she reserved a hotel room for Friday night for her, and Sonja, Charlotte Claire, and Camille...she's 21, and has a car and a job, and thought she would do something fun with the girls.  She called a few places and made sure the hot tub and pool would be open, and chose something, they are very excited.  

Ah well...Paul is over at the collision place getting his belongings from the truck...it's rather sad.  But Sonja is okay, that is the important thing.

We're leaving for the airport in a few hours, I'm bringing my laptop so I'll be blogging, and I'll take lots and lots of pictures.  Some of you live in Florida, maybe I'll see you there!  I'll be with three gorgeous girls, my three oldest daughters, so if you see us, give us a wave!