All can be lost in the blink of an eye

Tonight Tim called me to say if I have Jake all fed by the time that he gets home from work that they will go out to the garage together and work on building Isabella a new book shelf for her bedroom. I made chopsuey (sp) and made sure that they kids were fed by 5:30 when Tim leaves work. Its about a 40 minute drive home for him after work but with this snow it took him an hour and a half...I kind of sat and meditated myself calm for the kids sake but worried like mad on the inside every second that ticked by past 6:30. At 7pm Tim gets home, safe and sound, and I can stop worrying and get on with the nightly rituals. Jake gets all geared up and they grab the dog and the three of them head outside and start to the garage. I had started into the bathroom when I hear Tim stick his head in the front door and holler my name. I could tell that something wasnt right so I hurried into the kitchen to find out what was up. I see Tim herding a bawling Jake and Oreo inside. I am thinking great Jake probably slipped and broke his arm or something.

Jake and Tim are both totally frazzled and incoherently babbling I catch the words ....almost hit, car off the road, and Jesus Christ. I finally got Jake to sit down and breath. I said "You are SAFE, look at me and slowly tell me what happened". I am a problem solver when all hell is breaking loose, so I had this situation COVERED...Jake tells me that he and Tim were getting ready to head over to our other driveway to go to the garage when all of a sudden they just see a bright light and Tim picks Jake up and throws him and then cowers over preparing to be hit as a car slams into the snowbank at the end of our driveway. HOLY $HIT!!! Still I am cool, calm and collected as Tim comes in and reiterates the story he can hardly catch his breath and his back is covered in the snow that flew onto his back from the impact of the car slamming into the bank. I am telling him Jake is safe, YOU are safe, the dog is OK and the people aren't hurt and to try to breath and calm down a little. He was IRATE because these teenagers were driving about 40 MPH and lost control. We live on a country rd and its been snowing for 2 days so its NASTY driving and probably anything more then 25-30 mph right now is signing a death warrant! He was SEETHING that this happened his son, his dog and he were almost killed in the blink of an eye and our snowblower was totaled!

They are safely out in the garage now and the baby is in bed and here I am with my stomach in knots realizing how my entire life almost completely changed in the blink of an eye...I will be sure to hug them extra tight tonight and tell them all how much they mean to me!!!! I don't know how I would continue to breath in and out everyday without all three of them.