With Joshua all finished with high school....he was eager to leave town for a few days to visit his girlfriend in Lubbock. With very little money, he set out very determined last Thursday. I was a little nervous..he has never driven that far or long alone before, but felt better knowing that the GPS I got him for Christmas would come in very handy. I tried to encourage him to wait until he got paid...but noooooo, mother's are never right! So, I decided to let him go and understand the repercussions.
Needless to say...I didn't hear much from him all weekend as I am sure he was parting it up with his new found friends and freedom. It was quiet, well kind of, all weekend which gave me the chance to finally paint our living/dining room. It was a project I had been wanting to do for at least a year. Trying to choose a color is like trying to find a cute puppy...there are just to many to choose from! So I finally decided on a classic taupe on all the walls with a sage green on my big living room accent wall. I also used a bronze sponging technique over the sage green and it turned out soooo pretty. I just love my new
living/dining room, it almost feels like a new house.
Anyway...back to my story. Today, Joshua was headed home from Lubbock. The weather here is quite cold and is supposed to turn ugly tonight...that means we are supposed to have ice and snow... but since he was leaving at noon, I felt like he would be home in time to miss it. Now, with no money and a full tank of gas, thanks to mom's Shell card, he headed out around noon. The first text I received said that he had spent the last 20 minutes getting snow and ice off his truck, but he assured me that the roads were fine since people had been traveling them. It wasn't 30 minutes later, I got the phone call that every parent dreads....Mom, I just slid off the road, through a fence and into a field... Oh, I just knew this was going to happen. Yes, he was okay...just shock up as was I. I was relieve that he was able to drive out on his own with no damage and a very dirty truck. Needless to say...I made him turn around and go back. He is now safe and sound back in Lubbock and will hopefully try again tomorrow or Thursday.
My worst nightmare is for any of my children to be in a car accident. Especially when they are so far away from me. I am just happy this turned out ok. Me, well....I just gained a few more gray hairs.
Needless to say...I didn't hear much from him all weekend as I am sure he was parting it up with his new found friends and freedom. It was quiet, well kind of, all weekend which gave me the chance to finally paint our living/dining room. It was a project I had been wanting to do for at least a year. Trying to choose a color is like trying to find a cute puppy...there are just to many to choose from! So I finally decided on a classic taupe on all the walls with a sage green on my big living room accent wall. I also used a bronze sponging technique over the sage green and it turned out soooo pretty. I just love my new
living/dining room, it almost feels like a new house.Anyway...back to my story. Today, Joshua was headed home from Lubbock. The weather here is quite cold and is supposed to turn ugly tonight...that means we are supposed to have ice and snow... but since he was leaving at noon, I felt like he would be home in time to miss it. Now, with no money and a full tank of gas, thanks to mom's Shell card, he headed out around noon. The first text I received said that he had spent the last 20 minutes getting snow and ice off his truck, but he assured me that the roads were fine since people had been traveling them. It wasn't 30 minutes later, I got the phone call that every parent dreads....Mom, I just slid off the road, through a fence and into a field... Oh, I just knew this was going to happen. Yes, he was okay...just shock up as was I. I was relieve that he was able to drive out on his own with no damage and a very dirty truck. Needless to say...I made him turn around and go back. He is now safe and sound back in Lubbock and will hopefully try again tomorrow or Thursday.
My worst nightmare is for any of my children to be in a car accident. Especially when they are so far away from me. I am just happy this turned out ok. Me, well....I just gained a few more gray hairs.
I share your fear. I am sooo dreading the kids getting licenses but, what can you do? You have to let them grow up.
ReplyDeleteWhich pobably explains how alcohol got invented in the first place.