The Accident in Lily's Words

If you haven't read the previous post you might want to read that first :)

I thought you would be interested in Lily's impression of the accident (along with pics of the car that we took today when we went to get the plates).

Lily looked like a dear in headlights initially. We our gaze met, she started crying. My first thought was Oh, crud - we'll have to get a new car, because somehow I knew we were both okay. While we were sitting on the side of the road, she sat completely still in my lap. After a few minutes she started talking and pointing to the car.

"Uh-oh"

"Broken"

"Mama car hurt"

"Car broken"

"Mama car broken"

"Mama ok?" - a question

"Yaya (lily) ok." - a statement

Her sitter came and got her and took her back to the house while my Dad and I finished up. Rhonda said that she was saying "car broken" back at the house.

This morning she was wiping my tears. Little ones understand so much more than we give them credit for!

Praise God for Car Seats

And air bags, a dad who will drop anything for you, good friends who will sit with you while you wait for the police, a loose baby tooth, minor burns from the said air bag, miniscule "paper cuts," minor bruises, and car insurance.

Can life get any more complicated? The answer, I am learning, is ALWAYS yes. Lily and I are fine, but I failed to yield the right away resulting in the total demise of our Honda Accord.

Please pray for us to find a vehicle quickly as we aren't carrying rental insurance on our car anymore. We will probably rent one for at least a week. It will be difficult with me teaching and Steve in Harrisonburg.

I am SOOOO thankful that both of us are fine and are as healthy as we are. I am a little sad to see my Honda go. It was a great car. It gave us nearly 8 years and at least 100,000 miles (the odometer went out, so we aren't sure) with no major expenses. It just might be the best $8,000 we spent.

Another Sunday

Today was a special Sunday for me. It was the last one before classes start for Steve. The last one before he has to STUDY! We were able to relax most of the day and do a few things. We made milkshakes after dinner and then went for a walk. I uploaded video this evening while I kept Steve company on his drive to Harrisonburg (VIA the phone). I am unhappy to report that he is there. I am happy to report that he made it safely. I cried a few tears this evening.

The ice cream video is from today. The car video is from last week. The picture is from yesterday. Ten years from now, she'll want to get paid for doing it! She was all about helping mommy mop and clean yesterday. I'll add the second video once it's finished uploading.

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1 Day Down, 179 To Go

Today was the first day students came to school. Thank you to all of you who were praying for me. I could tell. Keep it up. It was a busy and fast day, but no discipline problems to speak of. Lots of wiggles and chattering, but that is to be expected on the first day of Kindergarten. I do apologize for the sporadic posts. I am leaving home around 6:45 am and not returning home until around 5 or later. I spend a couple hours with Lily and then I have to hit the books to work on teaching stuff. Not much time for anything other than necessities. As much as I LOVE blogging. Sleep is much more important.

Steve leaves for JMU in 2 days!

Washing the Car

Steve washed both cars on Saturday. We let Lily swim while Daddy was working, so she was already in her suit. She only played in the pool for a little while before helping Daddy was much more important! I have a REALLY cute video of Lily helping Daddy, but alas I just don't have the time to upload it.

Fixing the car

Grandpa R helped us fix the car on Sunday afternoon. Lily INSISTED on helping.

My First Week

Well, I made it through my first week of work. All-in-all it went pretty smoothly. I am making progress on my room. We have meetings in the am on Monday, staff development all day Tuesday, free to work on our rooms on Wednesday, Open House from 1-7:30 pm on Thursday, and another work day for Friday. It helps that Steve is still around, so I am not taking Lily to the sitter's house.

Steve did take her Friday for a couple of hours. He actually came and helped me get paper up on my bulletin boards while she was occupied. When he dropped her off, Rhonda asked Lily if she wanted to wave bye-bye to Daddy from the window. He walked outside and she stood on the stool just waving and smiling a really big smile! I asked him how well it went later that afternoon. He said, "It went so well that she didn't want to leave."

Please continue to pray as we have yet to hit the hard part. I hate to even type it, but Steve does leave on the 20th for orientation. He comes home that weekend and returns for classes the 25th. Pray that I have what I need to be a good teacher and a good mommy. Selfishly, I want to pray for an easy class and an easy year, but I know God won't give me more than I can handle with his help!

Here are the verses that I am reading every day. I want them to sink in. God's word is THE source of life.

2 Timothy 1:7 - for a "sound mind"
Ephesians 5:15-16 - to make the most of my time (balancing teaching/family)
Phillipians 4:7-13 - (trusting, guarding my heart, contentment, strength)