CRASH!

Driving home on Boones Ferry Road is often a bit tricky because there is no left turn lane.  Well, we were stopped waiting for someone to turn left when a jeep slammed into our poor beloved van!  Heidi and I were the only ones in the car, and while it did shake us up pretty good, we are fortunate that neither of us were injured.  Just a bit of a headache for both of us as our heads hit our seat backs pretty hard.  We were pushed into the car in front of us and so the poor van got it on both ends.  It didn't take the insurance company long to decide it was a total loss.

Amy and Vader came to our rescue!  Vader acted as therapy dog and helped Heidi get out of her post crash funk.  They even shared an ice cream cone on the way home!

 Here is Heidi sleeping with her new bear "Bumper" that the fireman gave her.  Hooray for firemen who have stuffies for scared children.  I was shocked how fast this helped her stop crying.

It didn't take us long to find a replacement van.  We found one right here in Lake Oswego, same model, same mileage, same year and everything!  In fact, it's a bit less worn than ours was.  So, we came out of this accident okay, but it was still enough to give me the jitters for a few days!