CRASH, BOOM, BANG!

I can't think of a better way to spoil a perfectly good Saturday than getting in an accident. At least it was the fault of the other driver. We had been running errands all morning in preparation for our upcoming vacation when a car pulled out in front of us. Apparently she did not see us, although I am not sure how that is possible?. Anyway, Brian hit the brakes and tried to swerve out of the way but to no avail. It was unavoidable. Our air bags did not deploy, but the other car's did. I guess that is the difference between a Honda and Hyundai. Luckily, no one was seriously hurt.

Ashlyn did get a small abrasion on her neck from the seat belt, and the ordeal gave her quite a scare. She let out a good scream and began crying when we collided, and she has repeated over and over since the incident, "It was scary." Also, either Brian and I must have unknowingly called the driver stupid in the midst of the accident because when she stepped out of her car Ashlyn looked at her - in a way that I have not seen her look at anyone - and quite curtly said, "You stupid." Luckily my door was closed so the lady did not hear her.

So now we get to deal with those friendly insurance agents and try to get the car rental situation figured out before we leave on Thursday. Brian has already had one conversation with the other driver's insurance which ended in Brian telling the man that if they did not pay for new car seats, (yes, the officer who came to the scene informed us that once a car seat has been involved in an accident it is no longer safe to use) that we would sue. To which the agent responded by hanging up on Brian! Oh, I can tell that this is going to be a pleasant experience.