DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING

RESTING.  More resting.  Sunday truly was a full day of rest for me.  MONDAY will be what it is.  The aftermath of a deer that came out of nowhere hitting the car I was driving at NIGHT is replaying in my head.  Sometimes when I go through things, I am stunned at the time and it takes awhile to fully process it.  This is one of those times.

Having something run out in front of me while traveling down the highway hitting my little car happened so quickly that I was in disbelief.  Didn't see that coming.  I don't want to become paranoid, but think this incident will have a long lasting effect on me when I drive the car especially at NIGHT.

Hubby is taking the vehicle in for a body repair estimate.  Grab your purse lil lady, it will be expensive in the year 2023.  Our other car is sitting in the drive because the repairs on it were more than I ever imagined.  We are having to wait to get this one worked on.  Now our lil Cruiser has been hit by a deer.  We are in one of those awkward spots working at saving money while paying debt that we want to pay off and don't need more huge bills.  I did not know before that if your car is totaled that the insurance company takes the car from you leaving you without it even though it is your property that could be sold for parts.      

I can see why some give up on getting ahead and settle in with thinking it will never be alright.  This is a setback.  It's an opportunity to re-evaluate how things are going and think about what to do next. 

Hopefully we will have a productive day.  I'll be carrying storage tubs out of the basement to the car to haul another load to the storage unit.  Unload and drive onto a medical appointment for my Husband.  A late lunch and HOME to rest.  Then I will load the car with another haul going the other direction to place canvasses in the COTTAGE shed.  Once I am there, I will need to put some things away to make the path through the place easier to walk through.

Back to the main house to rest.  I will drive slower on purpose so I can see the changing of the tree leaves making an AUTUMN STATEMENT.

Thankful to still be alive, but believe I have to live differently as I age and slow down in this body. There is no need to be so intoxicated with the T RUMP indictments and court cases as much as I have been paying attention to lately.  The courts will decide what to do with his cases.  If he is convicted, then the voting public will have to decide if they want to cast their votes for him if he's on the ballot.  That's if the case is tried before the elections.

Want to be blessed?  Psalms 33:12-22 King James Version (KJV)

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. The LORD looketh from heaven; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.

If the leaders of our nation and the people of this country act like the devil, then you can expect hardships and disaster.

Hubby just came in the door returning from two body shops getting estimates on auto repairs for our Cruiser.  If we turn this case into the insurance company, they will TOTAL the car and then they take the car from us as they want to get the older cars off the road.  US Government is behind this wanting to get older cars out of the hands of your everyday person.  We'd be without a second vehicle.  A HARDSHIP for us to purchase another car at this time.  When our completely paid off AVEO was rear ended by another driver, the insurance company totaled the car and took it from us leaving us to scramble to find a good used car putting us in a HARDSHIP then.  Don't want a repeat.  Hello somebody. 

We will not turn this claim into our insurance company.  For under $300 we can have work done on the car and KEEP THE CAR.  It's mechanically sound and still runs safely.  The headlights will be replaced and the body fixed to where it does not crimp the passenger door when it is opened.  The car will have a few small pings in the body, but this will not stop us from having a second car.  

He loaded the car with tubs so off we go to the storage unit to unload them and onto Manhattan for a medical appointment.  I am beyond bless to have my Husband in my LIFE.  May we have many more years together that are not so difficult.

~d  

A DEER HIT OUR CAR. WELL DEAR, HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?

HIT A DEER while driving at night or should I say the deer hit me? DEER HIT MY CAR.

VERY BUSY AND FULL DAY ON SATURDAY.  Traveled to Cross Country Meet, traveled to Manhattan for lunch, did a Goodwill charity drop, shopped at Menards for house projects supplies, drove HOME to unload and rest.  Worked in the basement carrying storage tubs to the car to take to Storage Unit.  Drove to the unit and successfully unloaded.  Decided to go from the unit back to Manhattan for late night chili from Wendys.  AND ON THE WAY, a swift running DEER ran out in front of my car as I was traveling to Manhattan.

Just before this happened, I was entering the highway area where there was absolutely no traffic and I said, "I love it when this happens...absolutely no traffic."  I accelerated onto the highway crossing two lanes, turning left in the direction of Manhattan to  move into the far right lane, I drove a short distance and out of nowhere a deer runs across my path, hitting the car.  In a split second, we could have been killed or seriously injured.  We do have deer whistles on the front of the car, but since it is rut season, I don't believe the deer cared to change its direction of running. So it didn't hitting the car.  Our car is a PT CRUISER which is on the smaller size of automobiles so we are extremely fortunate to not be injured.

I prefer larger size cars and this confirms to me that I want to continue using a larger car when traveling and not drive at night if possible.  

The incident happened so quickly, at first I wasn't sure if the object was a deer or large dog.  It ran across my path in front of me then started to jump over the front part of the car when the deer's hind quarter hit the car's right headlight.  I didn't lose control of the car as the car didn't bolt, jerk or cause steering issues so I continued to drive until we could go to a lighted area.  The deer disappeared into the night.  Too dark outside to see where it went.

I continued to drive the car to a nearby church that has a well lit parking lot.  When my Husband opened the passenger car door to get out to look at the front of the car, the door was harder to open than usual and made loud banging noise.  He took some pictures and looked the car over. The headlight cover was completely broken out, but the light still was working.  Some small dings in the fender.  This mishap will probably cost a chunk of change to get fixed even with insurance.  PAUSE.     

Since we were in the area, we went to the Wamego Police Department in town to report this incident in person instead of telephoning them, but they were closed so 911 was phoned.  An officer was dispatched to visit with us and fill out a accident report.  We got HOME very late in disbelief with what had happened.  I can't say that I was shook up until this morning thinking about what happened and looking at the damage.  Stayed fairly calm.  Because I was the one driving the vehicle, I knew that I needed to show my driver's license and proof of insurance to the officer. The officer asked for my driver's license and also my Husband's license.  Not sure why he asked for my Husband's as he wasn't the driver.  Playing it safe or concerned that a serious crime had taken place?      

We were very fortunate that we did not broadside the deer causing a serious wreck with the deer flipping over the hood of the car coming through the windshield.  Fortunate that we were not injured and the car was not destroyed.  Still, we will have to have the car repaired and while it is in the shop, we'll be without a car as our other car is out of commission at the time.  This could get interesting.

I believe that I will have to continue working about HOME even though this incident will slow down our removing things off the premisses.  We have plenty to do while at HOME.  Plenty. 

We hope to take another load of storage tubs to the storage unit in broad daylight.  We'll back track and see if we see broken pieces of headlight cover then we will know the approximate location of the collision.  

We were truly fortunate.  I WISH THIS HAD NOT HAPPENED, BUT KNOW THAT GOD'S ANGELS WERE HELPING US OUT. 

God, Thank you for protecting us.  We live to tell about it.  

Hello SUNDAY,
~d  

  

Deer

 Last time we took a quick drive about the town where my Parents live

we sat in our car at an intersection at the edge of town

and watched deer across a field.

Unaware of us, we were aware of them. 

Hushed by this scene. 

~Deanna~

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As the deer panteth for the water,

So my soul longeth after Thee

You alone are my hearts desire,

And I long to worship Thee.

You alone are my strength, my shield;

To you alone may my spirit yield

You alone are my heart's desire,

And I long to worship Thee.