“Mom, I think you killed it!”

Each year my Dad’s firm has a family Lagoon day. This is something that my kids look forward to every year. Yesterday was the day, and the kids were so excited. We had decided that we would head up to Lagoon (2 hour drive) after lunch. That would give us enough time at the park without mom loosing it (One parent + 100 degree weather + 3 kids + lots of strange people + germs=Mommy meltdown). The kids got their chores done and we headed off.

Most of you know that we live in the sticks. There is a ton of wildlife out here which is a pro and a con. Pro they are fun to watch, con there are not fun to watch running across the road headed for your car! That is right I tagged an antelope yesterday on our way to Lagoon. I saw it briefly out of the corner of my eye, enough to swerve so it did not go through the grill of the car. After the collision the kids were mortified. “Mom, it’s bleeding.” “Mom, it’s pooping everywhere.” “Mom, you killed it.” So I decided to pulled far enough away from the animal so the kids could not see it, then we waited for Ben. He came and asset the damages. We drove the car to our insurance agent and within 20 minutes the claim was made, the body shop was notified and Enterprise Car Rental was waiting for me. We still don’t know the extent of the damages to the car, point of impact was the driver’s front corner. But the good news is that the kids and I made it to Lagoon thanks to a wonderful insurance agent! The bad news is that I’m sporting a mini van for the time being. Beggars can be chooser!