So, today I had a scary experience. I was driving this morning to my doctor's appointment on the highway. I was in the fast lane going about 70 mph. I was in the middle of a big turn in the highway when all of a sudden I see some of the cars in front of me start to swerve and lose control. I had no idea what was going on, until the car in front of me started to do the same thing. As the car in front of me swerved to the right, I see another car driving in my lane head on the WRONG WAY!! He had his hazards on and was not driving too fast, but was still going about 30 or so. I immediately slammed on my brakes, and layed on my horn. Instead of moving out of the way, the car swerved towards me. So at that point, I turned as hard as I could to the right (remember this is going at like 70 mph). I briefly lost control of my car and it took a second or two until I got a handle of it again. It's funny how all of this happened so fast, yet you still have time to think about things. And all I could think about was my two little ones (Aubrey and Evan) in the car and how injured they would be if we got hit.
Fortunately, we didn't get hit and I don't think anybody else did either. I pulled over to the slow lane and called the cops, who told me there were troopers on their way. As soon as I hung up, I saw 3 or 4 police cars speeding towards this guy. Even though nothing happened, I was shaking for like an hour after the incident.
When I got home, I jumped online to see if there was anything about this and below is the news report:
Wrong-way driver down I-80 this morning
A driver got on the Interstate 80 the wrong way Sparks on Wednesday morning and drove much of the way through Reno before getting stuck, the Nevada Highway Patrol reported.
Alcohol, drugs and medical issues were not to blame, the NHP said.
Richard Emory, 73, of Sparks went west up the Nugget Avenue off ramp and continued west in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 until pulling into the median west of Keystone Avenue near Stoker Avenue, the NHP said.
Emory realized his mistake soon after getting onto the freeway but did not know how to get out of traffic, the NHP reported. Emory turned on his emergency flashers and traveled slow, the NHP said.
The NHP said it cited Emory for driving the wrong way on Interstate 80 and also showed him where the “wrong way” signs were at on the Nugget Avenue off ramp.
“Any time you have a wrong-way driver on any roadway, the potential for a head-on collision is very likely,” NHP Trooper Chuck Allen said in a statement. “We were very fortunate this morning that we didn’t have something more serious to respond to.”
Fortunate is an understatement, I say!!! Thank goodness nothing happened!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Magic Carpet Ride
Last weekend, a friend of ours loaned us their condo at Squaw in Lake Tahoe, so we took advantage of the tons of snow there and got Jacob up on skis for the first time.
As soon as they got his boots on, he started marching up the mountain first. Then they put on his skis and scooted him over to the automated platform that moves him up the mountain, called the "magic carpet." At the top, his teacher told him to put his hands on his knees and keep his skis straight. And voila! Instant skier. He fell down a few times, but by the last "run" he pretty much went down without falling. When we got back to the condo, we watched the footage of his skiing on our video camera, and he just wanted to watch it over and over again. It was really cute!
We also were able to go sledding with the kids while we were there. I have to say -- I have NEVER seen that much snow in my entire life and it was coming down pretty hard while we were there. We decided to go sledding close to the condo, but had to walk up a ways in order to sled down. So we loaded up Evan in his car seat on top of the sled and I carried Aubrey in my arms, and we made Jacob walk. We passed some people on the way up and they shot us dirty looks as we trudged up the mountain with our 2 kids and baby in tow. I think they couldn't believe we were taking our kids up this deep section of snow while it was windy and snowing. But fortunately, they were layered up pretty good and we all had a great time going down on our sled.
We were only there through Sunday morning and made it home just in time for church. We had a blast and can't wait to go up again. Even though it was freezing up there, I am so grateful to be able to be outside with my kids playing. Because of my PRP diagnosis, I really thought 2008 was going to be a miserable year. But I am very blessed and no longer take my good health for granted.
Dallin is up at Heavenly this weekend with his buddies from the single's ward for his annual "boys ski trip." I'm sure they're having a great time!
Getting his last pointers before going down
Watch out Olympic skiers! Here he comes!
Hitching a ride on the magic carpet
The cutest snow bunny
Snuggling with Daddy for bedtime stories
Sledding fun
As soon as they got his boots on, he started marching up the mountain first. Then they put on his skis and scooted him over to the automated platform that moves him up the mountain, called the "magic carpet." At the top, his teacher told him to put his hands on his knees and keep his skis straight. And voila! Instant skier. He fell down a few times, but by the last "run" he pretty much went down without falling. When we got back to the condo, we watched the footage of his skiing on our video camera, and he just wanted to watch it over and over again. It was really cute!
We also were able to go sledding with the kids while we were there. I have to say -- I have NEVER seen that much snow in my entire life and it was coming down pretty hard while we were there. We decided to go sledding close to the condo, but had to walk up a ways in order to sled down. So we loaded up Evan in his car seat on top of the sled and I carried Aubrey in my arms, and we made Jacob walk. We passed some people on the way up and they shot us dirty looks as we trudged up the mountain with our 2 kids and baby in tow. I think they couldn't believe we were taking our kids up this deep section of snow while it was windy and snowing. But fortunately, they were layered up pretty good and we all had a great time going down on our sled.
We were only there through Sunday morning and made it home just in time for church. We had a blast and can't wait to go up again. Even though it was freezing up there, I am so grateful to be able to be outside with my kids playing. Because of my PRP diagnosis, I really thought 2008 was going to be a miserable year. But I am very blessed and no longer take my good health for granted.
Dallin is up at Heavenly this weekend with his buddies from the single's ward for his annual "boys ski trip." I'm sure they're having a great time!
Getting his last pointers before going down
Watch out Olympic skiers! Here he comes!
Hitching a ride on the magic carpet
The cutest snow bunny
Snuggling with Daddy for bedtime stories
Sledding fun
Friday, February 1, 2008
Slick Chick
OK, so I just had to write a quick blurb about this. Lately, my kids have been complaining of dry skin and lips. So we've been going through a lot of lotion and chapstick, and Aubrey has become obsessed with rubbing chapstick or vaseline all over her lips. Some days, she will throw a hissy fit if you try to take her chapstick away from her. This morning, at 5 a.m., I hear someone in my kids bathroom. I can hear the cabinets and drawers opening and closing. I step out of bed and see Aubrey peering into my room, and she says "I need chapstick." I go to pick her up to put her back to bed and realize that she's gotten our BIG tub of vaseline out and pretty much wiped it all over her face, hair, neck, chest, and it is all over her hands and pajamas. Not just a little bit, but thick, yellow GLOBS of vaseline everywhere. It was disguisting!! Have you ever tried washing that stuff off?!! It doesn't come off! I pretty much had to hose her down and scrub it all off with a towel.
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