So, I know it has been a while since I posted, sorry about that. Going back to work, and getting back into the swing of things gets tiring don'tcha know. :) Today the hubby daughter and I planned on going out to see the new Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows p2 in 3D then out to dinner since my son had to be at work at 3. So there we were 1/2 way through the movie, just getting to the good part (the first hour was pretty boring to me) when my iPhone buzzed and lit up. I checked the caller ID and it was my son so I answered. Do you know how hard it is to try to whisper in a theatre? LOL, I ended up going out of the movie theater to call him back. He promptly advised me that he had been in a car accident. Of course, I freaked out! But at least he was alive and talking. I asked him where he was and he said in the Walmart parking lot. So I rushed back into the theatre, up 60 billion steps (or at least it felt like it) grabbed Randy and Sydney, and off we went. Since I really wasn't too sure exactly what had happened I called him back and he said he was trying to find the owner of the "truck" he hit. So we get there and it is pouring down rain, thunder, and lightning to boot and my son is standing outside in that weather looking scared to death! I got out of the car with my umbrella and let hubby park my mom's car that we were borrowing since Jamie had mine, and I rushed over to check out my car. The "truck" he "hit" was a 2007 Ford Expedition and all that happened to it was there were some scratches on the back driver's side panel, no dents, no cracks nothing, just a couple scratches! What happened to MY car... well have a look-see...
Yep, looks like I will be needing a whole new door, or at least the outside panel. What happened was that our Walmart has isles where some are one way and others are both ways, he went down a one-way aisle the wrong way and decided to "whip into" an open spot and misjudged the turn. He didn't turn wide enough and hit the left rear bumper of the Expedition and dragged it down the side of the car door. No one was in the Expedition when it happened. The police officer said that since there was so little damage to the other vehicle he did not have to file an accident report, we could just exchange information. So he filled out a driver's exchange of information report and told me to call my insurance company. My son told me he was not afraid of the people whose car he hit, or of the cop, he was afraid of me and how upset I would be. I told him that the car is replaceable, but he isn't so although I was upset that my poor car was damaged, not to mention the red clay he got all over it last night while out in the woods to go swimming, (I have had this 2006 Ford Taurus since 2006 with no accidents!!!). I told him I was thankful that no one was hurt. He apologized to the owner of the Expedition over 5 times while I was there. So now I have to come up with the money to pay the $500 deductible to get the door fixed, depending on what the claims adjuster has to say and the quote the body shop gives us on Monday. At least the car is still drivable so he can continue to go back and forth to college and work. I'm really scared about how much my car insurance will go up. Thank goodness I had full coverage even though my car is paid off! :-D
Since the movie was a washout and hubby and I was soaked to the bone from standing out in the pouring rain (Sydney was safe and dry in the car and Jamie had his work uniform in the car and could change once he got to work) we decided to just pick up a super supreme pan pizza from Pizza Hut, yummmmmmmm, and came home and watched Blue Crush 2. That was a pretty good movie! Everyone else decided to go to bed on me and Jamie is still at work until midnight so I decided to start working on my retreat bag, which I plan on using as a purse depending on how it turns out lol. I picked up the strips from Mom's after playing around with them to decide on how I wanted them arranged. Daddy has to work tonight so I couldn't sew over there so I brought the strips home and merrily sewed them all together and pressed the seams:
Merrily sewing jelly roll strips
Strips all sewn together
Tomorrow while daddy is sleeping Mom and I will start working on putting the bag together. I'm excited but nervous too. We spent a LOT of money on all this fabric so it better turn out right ;-).
Anyway, I guess I'm going to go play Gardens of Time on Facebook for a bit. I'm still nervous right now about Jamie driving home tonight so most likely won't go to bed until he gets home around midnight. TTFN and happy quilting!
Kerensa
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