This song has been stuck in my head all day. I am so blessed.
I was in a bad accident this morning. I was driving on 94 (not talking on the phone, not messing with my iPod, leaving a safe distance between me and the car in front of me), when suddenly everyone braked. I hit the brakes, not even that hard, but there was black ice and my car skidded all over the place, hit the median, and when I stopped spinning I was facing oncoming traffic. I still don't understand how no one hit me. I thought I was going to die.
My car is pretty messed up and not driveable. So my principal came and picked me up. I almost burst into tears when I saw her; I ran and hugged her. My car was towed and I went to work. I spent a while on the phone trying to figure out what happens next, because it's all so complicated. Then I began my day of teaching.
The kids were pretty happy to see me. When I told them I'd been in an accident and was still there to teach (my principal really wanted to take me to a doctor), they all applauded. But then their behavior was awful. The autistic boy peed all over the bathroom, ripped up all his work, and threw things at people all day. The rest of the class would not be quiet and follow directions, so I had to give them Worksheet Mania.
After work, LaJoya (my coworker) offered to drive me to Enterprise to rent a car. (I couldn't just get a loaner from Saturn because the nearest dealership that does body work is the Saturn in Naperville, and I had no way of getting there. Plus, my car still hasn't been towed out there.) So we get to Enterprise and there's all this drama since I don't have a credit card with $150 on it, and I can't use my debit card because I had to show them bills, and the addresses on my bills don't match the address on my license, which is my parents' address. So finally, LaJoya takes me home with her to Homewood so she could pick up her daughter. We went to another Enterprise and she rented the car for me.
Throughout all this, people have been calling to check on me and offering to help any way they can. Rachel even called from Phoenix as soon as she heard and asked if she could do anything for me. Dave, Sarah, Nina, Rachel, Pete, Michelle, and Ray all offered rides and anything else I needed. Not to mention my parents, who are helping me out with money. I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life. And these are just the people I called because I thought they might be off work/available. I have no doubt I could've called other friends as well. I'm so thankful for them.
And now I am going to soak in my tub because I'm really sore and relax with a trashy romance novel. I'm so glad to be home.
I was in a bad accident this morning. I was driving on 94 (not talking on the phone, not messing with my iPod, leaving a safe distance between me and the car in front of me), when suddenly everyone braked. I hit the brakes, not even that hard, but there was black ice and my car skidded all over the place, hit the median, and when I stopped spinning I was facing oncoming traffic. I still don't understand how no one hit me. I thought I was going to die.
My car is pretty messed up and not driveable. So my principal came and picked me up. I almost burst into tears when I saw her; I ran and hugged her. My car was towed and I went to work. I spent a while on the phone trying to figure out what happens next, because it's all so complicated. Then I began my day of teaching.
The kids were pretty happy to see me. When I told them I'd been in an accident and was still there to teach (my principal really wanted to take me to a doctor), they all applauded. But then their behavior was awful. The autistic boy peed all over the bathroom, ripped up all his work, and threw things at people all day. The rest of the class would not be quiet and follow directions, so I had to give them Worksheet Mania.
After work, LaJoya (my coworker) offered to drive me to Enterprise to rent a car. (I couldn't just get a loaner from Saturn because the nearest dealership that does body work is the Saturn in Naperville, and I had no way of getting there. Plus, my car still hasn't been towed out there.) So we get to Enterprise and there's all this drama since I don't have a credit card with $150 on it, and I can't use my debit card because I had to show them bills, and the addresses on my bills don't match the address on my license, which is my parents' address. So finally, LaJoya takes me home with her to Homewood so she could pick up her daughter. We went to another Enterprise and she rented the car for me.
Throughout all this, people have been calling to check on me and offering to help any way they can. Rachel even called from Phoenix as soon as she heard and asked if she could do anything for me. Dave, Sarah, Nina, Rachel, Pete, Michelle, and Ray all offered rides and anything else I needed. Not to mention my parents, who are helping me out with money. I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life. And these are just the people I called because I thought they might be off work/available. I have no doubt I could've called other friends as well. I'm so thankful for them.
And now I am going to soak in my tub because I'm really sore and relax with a trashy romance novel. I'm so glad to be home.
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