My First Car Crash

The good things:

• the kids weren't with me
• no one was hurt
• damage to the other car was minimal
• it was about two blocks from a police station
• the weather was lovely
• insurance should cover everything

The bad things:

• my very first ticket (never had a parking or speeding ticket in my life, ugh)
• my car is so old (1999) that the insurance company may very well consider it totalled
• $1000 deductible
• going to have a rental car for a while
• ruined a perfectly nice day
• my poor, poor beloved SUV looks like this:

I swear, it's all because I was cheating on it with the loaner last week. I can't tell you how bummed out I will be if they decide my car is totalled. They don't make the same body style anymore and I love it. It's my second car, ever. Sigh.

On a brighter note, the insurance guy said the lady I hit said I was "a sweet young lady" and assumed I was in my early '20s. Only off by a couple of decades. So at least my vanity had a little ego boost…

Cross your fingers and toes that my car is fixable and that I'll never be distracted by couches sitting on peoples' front lawns again.

Worst week, ever.

First the digital camera was stolen. Then Godzilla was killed. Then my hard drive conked out all of a sudden. I am typing this at my local library while Jasper is sleeping in his infant carrier. I have no idea when the computer will be fixed and whether or not my files will be recoverable. Grrr. (I am now REALLY hoping I win that DevDad iMac...)

Anyway, contests will remain open until I get decent access to a computer. Which may not be until my birthday (11/03) if I can justify buying a new one. Thanks for your patience, everyone.