Almost Home

When we left the zoo, the plan was to drive to Medford, OR and stay the night, and finish the trip the next day, BUT when we got near Medford (around midnight or so) we started calling for a hotel and they were all booked up for some soccer something. There were a couple of rooms, but one was a suite and the other was just more than what we wanted to spend for just a few hours. SO we just kept on driving. I drove from the OR/CA border till about Sacramento while Ron slept, and then Ron took over (it was around 5 am). Around 7:30am, just north of Tulare, I woke up to our vehicle sliding sideways and a big cloud of dust! We then did a complete 360 in the left lane of the 99!!! The car died, but Ron was able to start it back up and move over to the shoulder. We found the next exit so we could check out the damage (we borrowed Ron's grandpa's Yukon because we needed more room). The only damage was in the very front, but it wasn't good! The bumper was cracked almost all the way accross! I asked Ron what happened and he said that he was looking in his rear view mirror at a semi that was behind us in the right hand lane, and when he looked back at the road, the road had a right turn and the front tire hit the dirt and we started sliding, he tried to correct, but ended up putting both front tires in the dirt as we were sliding sideways, and an oleander branch hit the front which spun us the rest of the way around! We were just so grateful that Heavenly Father was watching over us and kept the car from rolling! Needless to say, we were up for the rest of the drive home. We ended up getting home around 8:30/9 am, but Emma had had a rough ride home and was complaining about her ear, so I made an appt to take her in that morning. So, after a few errands, filling perscriptions, and having some lunch, we came home and CRASHED! All of us! All in all, it was a fun trip and we had a great time visiting with our family! We love you guys!

Here's a couple pics of the damage!