Homecoming Crash...

Today is the day of the homecoming dance. Kate and I spent the morning polishing the inside of the Armada so she and 7 of her friends could take it out to dinner and then to the dance. Then, after we were finished with that, Kate went in to shower, and I went out to wash the car, pick up nails (did you know they make glue on toenails now? It's the best Kate's feet have ever looked! lol), get hairspray, and pick up her flowers. This year she had a wrist bracelet. It is basically a flower arrangement done on one of those slap wrist bracelets. (Thanks Pam, great work!) When I got home it was afternoon and we began applying the toenails. I then gave her a french manicure on her "finger"nails. Then we went to the bathroom to begin doing the hair, then the make-up. Finally, she was ready, it was not quite 3:30, so she was actually on time. I told her to just drive my car to her date's house (just around the corner), instead of having him have to leave a car here. She left and just a few minutes later...I hear what I thought was a gunshot, at very close range. I walked back out of the garage and looked to see if our neighbor was still on his feet. He was, but then I noticed my car in the middle of the road and another car off the side...and I remember saying "oh no" and running barefoot up the road. By the time I got there, Kate was climbing out the passenger's side, because her door wouldn't open. (I was mostly feeling awful because I didn't want her day to be ruined) I walk over by her and see that she's okay, and the back of my car looks okay...then I walk to the driver's side, where I believe my first words were.."Ohhhhhhhh Myyyyyyyyyyy GOSH! This is what I saw...

A lady coming down the side road didn't yield and ran into Kate. She couldn't have seen her, because she actually hit the back door. (I might add, the Armada was sitting square in the middle of the road as if nothing had happened to it.)

So, poor Kate had to stand in the misty rain for what seemed forever until the state patrol arrived, then she got to sit in his car. Her date and friends were sweet enough to just wait until Katie was finished, and then they took her date's parents minivan out to eat in Mansfield. I don't like that my car is crashed, but since no one was hurt, I could see the humor in it. We have more "fun" pictures but they are on Kate's camera, so I'll have to post those tomorrow. So, they went out to eat, came home got dressed and now they are at the dance, enjoying teen life as they should! Here are a few pics...




Katie's foot is far right...lol