This is the month to be thankful but I never realized just how thankful I could really be. This morning started off like any other morning. I was glad to be off from work, a little extra lazy sleeping in and very thankful to have an amazing man in my life who doesn't mind helping me out no matter how late it is! ALL the dishes from our Thanksgiving dinner were done last night! All I had to do today was empty the dishwasher. I'm telling you he is the BEST! :)
It was just about 1:00pm and I was on the phone with Rick, he was having a crazy day at work with it being 'black Friday" and all the crazy shoppers out and about. When Sammy beeps in on his line...he gets back on with me and I hear those words every parent fears...
Sammy has been in an accident, you need to call her, I am on my way to the scene. I didn't even hang up with him and Sammy was calling me. I am not even sure what I put on but I never got dressed so fast in my life...I was out the door and in the car down the street before I even finished asking her what happened. I talked to her the whole drive there about a 10 minutes from our house but today that drive seemed to take me FOREVER!
When I pulled down the road she was on all I could see were flashing lights from two firetrucks, an ambulance, and two police cars...my heart sank. Once I made the u-turn and pulled up to the scene this was her car...
Sammy was out of the car and walking around fine! Her leg that was against the drivers door is bruised, her shoulder was burned from the airbag, and she had a few small cuts from the glass and that was it. She was so very lucky! All the police and firemen on the scene were saying she should not have gotten out of that car.
When I fist got there Rick didn't want me to even look at the car, which scared me a little more because of the accidents I have seen with Rick. But even fatality scenes were not as bad as seeing your own child's car smashed up. Even though I knew she was fine, I could see her, and hug her...seeing her car like that knowing what could have happened was the scariest thing in the world.
Its pretty nice to have our very own superhero who is always there at a moments notice too! I know I can always count on Rick to be there when I need him...when any of us need him. That is really nice to know.
I would also like to take a moment to thank Rick's boss Ron for letting Rick drop his normal calls to be there. Rick was even able to stop by the hospital and sit with us and have dinner with us once they checked Sammy out and let us take her home. Even though my kids are just about grown it was really nice not doing everything alone. Knowing I have Rick's support all the time is the most comforting and really makes it easy to get through the tough times. I really believe together we can get through anything!
Be sure to hug everyone you care about today!
Oh no! I'm so sorry. Thank goodness that Sammy wasn't seriously injured. Those T Bone accidents can be so bad... and right on the driver's spot. Oh my gosh, Jenn. These are the kind of days that really make us hold on to those we love. Hugs.
Posted by: Susan (rainy) | Monday, December 05, 2011 at 11:31 AM
We were very lucky she was not more seriously hurt!
Posted by: Jennifer Paff | Monday, December 05, 2011 at 11:04 PM