IT JUST PLAIN SUCKS!!!

The morning began just like any other, I'm on Spring Break, so I was taking this opportunity to sleep in. It was raining outside, and there was a severe weather alert out for the county--no alarm, no getting out of bed for me! The wind started picking up, and it started hailing, slowly but surely things were getting worse outside. Austin was sitting downstairs when a loud gush rumbled the whole house, and he just happened to look out the window and see our tree parallel to the ground, and our trampoline lift up off the ground, nearly 40 feet, and soar over the top of our neighbor's house. What do you do when your trampoline disappears over the top of your house? Well, I didn't know what to do either, it's not exactly something you plan for. We were worried that perhaps someone may have gotten hurt, we waited until things calmed down a bit, hopped in the car, put the kids downstairs to be safe just in case, and headed out to track down that blasted trampoline!

We found it all right, lying in the street in pieces, as well as the car that it hit, let me rephrase, SUV that it hit (that makes it even better). The SUV had been a graduation present to the high school girl that was standing outside looking more than just a little ticked off. It was still pouring rain, and I was in my lovely and most stylish polka-dot pajamas. We ran home to change and came right back to clean up the trampoline. We were all soaked to the bone! While we were off disposing of the trampoline, Ali and Taylon are at home scared half out of their wits because the wind is still howling and the rain is still pouring, a perfect setting for the wicked witch to return home--the mother of the owner of the now smashed SUV. The high school girl was outside sweeping up glass in the rain when the mother returned home, and she was more than a little bit peeved that we weren't there helping (duh! we were getting rid of the trampoline!) She was at my door the second we walked in--still soaking wet, and let us have it! She demanded that we take care of it immediately, and said that it was our fault, and that we had to go get her daughter a rental car. I was taken aback! This was so strange, we were trying to be so helpful and nice, we wanted to help and get it taken care of, it was a freak of nature, an act of God, we certainly didn't throw the trampoline over the fence at their car!

Finally, I told her to get out of my house, and she did so, slamming the door behind her. Of course, I called dad bawling like the big baby that I am, and he called her and let her have it just for me. (He even said naughty words in my behalf--you go dad!)

Well, after a long day of dealing with adjusters and insurance dudes, it was determined that it was no ones fault, the insurance companies said they would take care of the cost of repairing the car, and we don't have to pay anything thank heaven! She has still threatened to sue us for her lost wages and other silly expenses. All I have to say, is take a chill pill lady! We are not dishonest, heartless people, we would never leave them without helping to take care of the problem. Oh well! At least no one was hurt, I would feel terrible if someone got crushed or killed!

We will never own another trampoline in my life! Never!

Thanks dad for taking care of your little girl! A girl always needs her daddy!

Thanks Austin for having a cool head and staying calm in the midst of a crisis!

Thanks for being such a great family! I love you guys!