Feels Like a Mack Truck!

Well, as many of you know we were in a car accident on Wednesday. I was driving and my sister and both kids were in the car. We were on 5th west in Brigham right by the high school. I was on my way home to get changed into my scrubs for work. Then a 16 year old girl ran the stop sign going about 40 and t boned us. Thankfully no one (especially my babies) was seriously hurt, which I know was an act of God. However, they strapped everyone in my van down to backboards and took us the ER. The kids in the car were fine. My husband arrived later in his usual dramatic panic. I told the ER nurse that perhaps HE needed a shot of ativan...hmmm. Anyway, we are all really sore. I can't turn my head, lift my right arm, or take deep breaths without shooting pain, but I am a mom, so I will just continue on because Caroline's birthday party is tomorrow and I better get to work!

Our van looks pretty bad. We haven't gotten the exact estimate yet, but consdering that the entire front end is basically missing, the doors won't open, and there was lots of fluid at the scene, I am guessing it is totalled...and I sure hope so, I wouldn't want them to try and "repair" that mess, we would have problems for years down the road. Most of you know that I am quite an assertive person, so the insurance company won't be able to play games with me. :) I feel miserable and feel like we were hit by a Mack truck and not a Mazda!

True Confessions...I Don't Scrapbook

I have discovered, especially since moving back to Utah, that I have almost committed a crime to the nature of Utah femininity...I DON'T SCRAPBOOK!!! I am sure this response is followed by gasps of horror from many of you who are devoted to scrapbooking. Honestly, I just can't get into it. I am bad about even remembering to take pictures....let alone add some cute embellishment to them and cut them with adorable scissors. I seriously would PAY someone to do this for me, which is quite a confession from someone who coupons like it is a full-time job.

Now to me, grocery shopping is a game and now that I am better at playing by the rules....I am winning. I have overflowing stock-piles of everything from make-up and toliet paper to frozen veggies and canned tomatoes. I generally spend about $300 a month for a family of 4 plus one cat and a kiddo in diapers. And we eat a lot of organic food and LOTS of produce, so I could definitely cut back, but I don't. I also enjoy organic gardening and canning. I have shelves and shelves full of homemade/home canned items...everything from raspberry jam to relish and pickles to salsa and peaches. Maybe it is because I can see a benefit from this...? But, for the life of me I cannot bring myself to scrapbook. My friends talk about it like it is so much fun, but I just shudder. Once again, a strange confessions from someone who also does cross stitch ands sews..

I always claim I don't scrapbook because I don't have time. I work 2 jobs for goodness sake! My job at the health dept. is a lot of fun. I am one of the baby your baby and immunization nurses for BE county. Another confession is that I actually find flu clinics fun...is that sick and wrong!?! I was recently offered the job of nurse manager for a home health company in the area...and I didn't even apply for the job! I smiled at that one. No thanks, I need time for my number one job...wife and mom!