Double Deer Oh NO!!!

Well, it has happened again. Unbelievable! How can this be?

Glen and Ben left in the wee hours of the morning to go on a road trip to Dallas, Texas to get Ben set up for his summer job. Glen was driving Ben's car. They were traveling on the stretch of road between Monticello and Cortez when Glen spotted two deer on the road. It was 8 a.m. and it was light by then.

He slammed on the brake. One deer ran off and the other deer's hind leg crashed into the car, breaking the front light. (The deer hair remnants look very disgusting.)

Puts new meaning into the phrase "deer in the headlights."

Just to put everyone at ease--the deer lived and all is well. Well almost. There is now a headlight that needs replacing.

At least it's not a whole car that needs replacing as was the case with the new Avalon and the black cow. Nor does the whole side of the car need replacing as was the case with the brand new Crosstour and the deer.

Glen says he's averaging hitting a large animal every year. Let's hope this car/animal record has now ended.

Quotes of the Week

"Everything is a life lesson. Everyone you meet, everything you encounter, etc. They're all part of the learning
experience we call 'life.' Never forget to acknowledge the lesson, especially when things don't go your way. If you don't get a job that you wanted or a relationship doesn't work, it only means something better is out there waiting. And the lesson you just learned is the first step towards it."
-- Author Unknown

"We must be willing to let go of the life we planned in order to have the life that is waiting for us."
-- Joseph Campbell

"Be strong enough to stand alone, be yourself enough to stand apart, but be wise enough to stand together when the time comes."
-- Mark Amend

Glasses and Oreos

I have been taking care of Rebecca's kids a few days this month so she can help do testing at the elementary school where she used to teach.

Caroline has taken a fancy to the glasses she found one day in the toy box. Yesterday she put them on the second she got here and didn't take them off until she went home.

The Golden three sure love having an afternoon Oreo snack.

So sorry to hear Spencer threw up all night long. He sure seemed fine when he was here. Don't anyone suggest it was because of all the Oreos I fed him. I didn't feed him even one yesterday. These pictures are from another day.

The vomiting got me out of watching the children today. Dallas is on puke duty. Lucky guy.

Quotes of the Week

"The first to apologize is the bravest, the first to forgive is the strongest, and the first to forget is the happiest."
-- Unknown Author

"We are not on this earth to accumulate victories, things, and experiences, but to be whittled and sandpapered until what's left is who we truly are."
-- Arianna Huffington

"Issue a blanket pardon. Forgive everyone who has ever hurt you in any way. Forgiveness is a perfectly selfish act. It sets you free from the past."
-- Brian Tracy