crossrhodes

We were visiting my in-laws upstate where a forecast of “light snow” apparently means anything below a foot of ground accumulation.  The roads were slick and slushy.  On our way to breakfast on the first day of 2009, we were rear-ended at a stop and slammed into a tree.  Don was behind the wheel.  I was in the backseat with Layla.  Thank God she was not hurt!  I don’t think it even phased her.  She was probably the safest in her infant car seat.  My head jerked hard enough to split my hair clip in half.  I didn’t realize it until I found the pieces on the rug.  Whiplash symptoms are sometimes delayed but I feel fine so far and will hopefully stay that way.

James was still asleep in the hotel.  Don reacted calmly at the scene.  I had my camera in the trunk and took lots of pictures.  My BIL came and pulled us out of the snow bank.  My FIL arranged for our flat tire to be replaced before our 6-hour drive back home.  We praise the Lord for His protection as it could have been much worse!  I only wish it did not happen to our newer car.

Picture this: Don and James are both on the couch, Don wearing headphones, James wearing earphones, both on their laptops, both watching the TV, both watching *MORE* TV on their laptops.  How can one watch so much TV?

Me?  Checking email and going to bed.

Isn’t she beautiful?  Rather than write about what she’s been doing lately, just see for yourself in this video montage.  Enjoy!

Now THIS makes staying up late on Black Friday Eve to buy the camcorder sooo worth it!  I will watch this often when she becomes a teenager =)