Freak Accident

Today Rachel's car had another accident--but this time Rachel wasn't in the car! It was parked in its usual spot on the street which is directly across from the neighbor's steep driveway. Mrs. Neighbor came home from shopping, turned her car off and put it into Park, but failed to remove the keys. She carried one child inside, and the other child, about 3 years, put the car in neutral and down it rolled right into Rachel's car. The child was not hurt. I was in the house and heard a big thud, but I just thought it was the cat knocking things around.

A few minutes later Rachel came in and told me what had happened and I went out and surveyed the damage. The neighbor was mortified, but we didn't call the police or the insurance--really, Mrs. Neighbor could have been in trouble for child endangerment! The front driver side fender is all crumpled, and one of the headlights doesn't work.

When Gary came home from work and looked at it, his observation was that if Rachel's car hadn't been there, the neighbor's van might likely have kept rolling right on into the DelMedicos' living room!

The car drives OK, but Rachel is mortified at the way it looks; we'll just have to see what can be done. The car is 20 years old.

In better news, it still isn't final, but things are still looking good for a tutoring job for Rachel at Sylvan Learning Centers. Andrew's job hunting has been intense, but still unfruitful. Lots of activity going on with plans for David's wedding.