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The best way to start a new year.

What is the best way, ever, to start a new year? Its having a minor accident which involves a trip to the ER so you can hit your deductible right off....yep, 3 days into the new year. There really isn't anything better, that way you know you are free the rest of the year to have anything done. It really takes the pressure off and you know what kind of year it is going to be. It won't be 2010, where I listed no major health issues....it will be just the opposite or at least that is how it appears in just the first few days of 2011.

So what happened you ask? McKenzie was putting her backpack on after math, by the way it weighs about as much as she does. I told her it felt like there was a dead body in it. Any way, the teacher asked her a question just as she had thrown the backpack up on her right arm and she turned only to have that force pull her to the ground landing on her arm. I was called to the school and she was in serious pain. In the end, she has fractured two bones in her wrist. She has on a soft cast until we see the orthopedic doctor tomorrow.


Oh, people the year gets even better!!!!! While typing this post, Jay called me to tell me he hit black ice on the road and plowed into a little car in front of him. Guess we now have raised our car insurance premiums on day 4 of the new year! He wasn't hurt or was the guy he hit, thank heavens.

Quick question: Don't things come in 3's? If so that means one more! Keep you posted.

Comments

Valorie said…
Oh no!! Things do come in threes, but I'd say your third thing will be something good! I am so sorry the new year has been rough. Looking forward to a good news post next. :)
January 4, 2011 at 9:59 AM
The Brown Family said…
Wow. That is a heavy backpack! I hope that Kenzie is feeling better and the casting and all that isn't too painful. And good news that Jay and other driver are ok- even if the premuim isn't :)

Kim
January 4, 2011 at 10:43 AM
Circe said…
Poor Kenz! But it is a little bit funny that her backpack injured her! Too much homework!! I wish you had that on video. The car accident, not so much. I hope things look up!
January 4, 2011 at 11:43 AM
Nate said…
Hopefully you don't have three in a row! What a record day and what a way to start the new year! Hope Kenzie is healing!!
January 4, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Lisa~~ said…
Oh my!! Glad that both things were relatively minor and I hope that the third thing never hits!! Hope that Kens feels getter soon.
January 4, 2011 at 1:17 PM
The Stanley's said…
Yikes! Maybe you can look at it this way, you got all the bad stuff over early and it will be happiness and smooth sailing the whole rest of the year! (We already know how much car insurance goes up after an accident because Kat was in one in November). Sorry. Oh yeah and casts, Eric had one of those in August..it was blue. Love ya!!!

Hope everything works out well.
January 4, 2011 at 3:42 PM
M3 said…
Yikes!!! Not a great start to 2011 -- it can definitely only get better from here. Big hugs to McKenzie and so sorry about the broken bones. Ugh. And so glad Jay is ok. Black ice is some scary stuff.
January 4, 2011 at 9:12 PM
Rebecca said…
Oh Laurel, I feel terrible that you have had a terriable start to the new year. Hopefully things will start looking up soon. At least Jay can't give you a hard time about your driving now that he has been in an accident. I hope that Kenzie gets a cute color cast, I can't wait to sign it! Here to a better year then the first week started out!
January 5, 2011 at 10:05 AM
Claudia said…
Oh dear. Hope Kenzie mends quickly, and that in your case, bad things don't come in 3's! Good luck!
January 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM
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