Random rambles

Updates of a random variety. Of course... isn't this how I always do it?

Thanksgiving went really well. Small and quiet as usual. My Orange-Cranberry Relish went over well but the biggest hit was my pumpkin pie. I'm darn proud of that pie, haha.

Friday I put up all my Christmas decorations. Things came out really well this year. I am super excited because I finally have a manger for my Nativity set. Years ago I saw a Nativity set by Lenox and fell in love with it. I got most of the pieces (well all the main ones at least) before it was discontinued from stores. But all these years I didn't have a manger for them... my moms old one was too small. My dad said he'd build one but never did. However, a friend of my mom's does wood working, and made me an almost exact replica of the Lenox manger. It's awesome. I need to get pictures of everything.

On Wednesday a guy came out to look at the damage to my car. I got a phone call from the other guy's insurance agency yesterday telling me that my car was deemed a total loss :( Boo. Now we are waiting on them receiving a copy of the police report and accepting liability (arguing may start here). After that they have to make an offer... and most likely that will have some back and forth.

Anyone else watch that Britney Spears documentary thing on MTV? Is it me or does she seem really unstable still? Looking at her eyes makes me sad... she looks like she's about to fall off the edge of the proverbial cliff.

Nearly all of my Christmas shopping is done. If I don't have it for someone, I at least know what I'm getting them. Hopefully I can finish that up this weekend so that I can get on with the wrapping and stuff.

I'm exhausted and I still need to work on the evaluations for my kiddos. Add to that showering and reading for a while just because I want to.

Now we're cooking!

Kind of a rambly entry...

Car accident stuff is moving along. Still no rental. Got a lawyer. Dad's fiancee is going to be letting me use her car until I get a rental since she doesn't have to work all week. Thank goodness :) My car is still in the back of the driveway... and it makes me sad to look at her. My poor tank :(

Went to the hospital on Friday night to get checked out after everyone (literally... my parents, uncles and aunts, friends, co-workers) insisted that I should. Nothing broken and no internal bleeding. No concussion (which I coulda told ya). A lot of bumps and bruises though... bruised ribs, banged up knee... lots of pulled muscles. But nothing that some heat and rest won't cure. My lawyer, and several others, were really shocked that I walked away from it in that good of shape. I don't know how it happened but It's definately a wonderful thing.

Anyway, in a bit my mom, aunt and I are going shopping for Thanksgiving food. I offered to make the cranberry sauce and the pumpkin pie. I'm excited to make both. I'm making Orange-Cranberry Sauce and a Pumpkin Pie... the pie isn't quite from scratch but it's also not going to be one that I take out of a box and throw into the oven either. It's an "Easy" pumpkin pie recipie I'll try to get pictures of all of it on Wednesday night when I make it. If anyone is interested in the recipes that I'm using lemme know and I'll post them later.

Also hopefully going to do some shopping while out with my mom. I need shirts like whoa. I also need to get on listing some of my old clothes so I can do a sales post on LJ's fatshionista this week.

I went to bed at 9:30 last night and woke up at 8 this morning. I had taken a Flexerol earlier in the day to help the stiffness and the pain was so bad at night that I took a Vicoden. I had a reaction to the Vicoden I think, which has never happened before (not that I've been on it a whole lotta times either...) but I'm all splotchy especially on my legs. Yikes.

Went out with my dad and his fiancee yesterday. We went to a fabric store she frequents and as an early Christmas gift my dad got me a book on knitting as well as yarn and needles... I'm excited. It's something I've wanted to do for a long time. So hopefully that will be started soon.

For now I'm going to go read more of Goldengrove by Francine Prose, until my mom gets here to pick me up.

... How I despise not having a car!

Screw you North East Ohio Winter!

So I got into my first ever big (i.e. twisted metal and undriveable car my only other accident while driving was a rear end accident and then I was in one with each of my parents, neither too horrible) car accident today. All thanks to the icy roads and my city's apparent no care attitude about putting salt on the roads.

I left to go to work a few minutes early today just because I knew it had snowed and it could be icky out. Got to the top of my street and onto the street that takes me to I90. Next street over from me a guy is coming up and hits ice and can't stop. I see it and thinking that, like a normal snowy day, at least this somewhat main road (that has a school another block and a half up the street) would have been salted I start to apply careful pressure to my breaks. I hit a patch of ice and go careening into a telephone pole. The guy who slid through the stop sign, ended up safely in someone else's driveway. How's that for unfair?

It took the cops a while to get there. My mom and dad came up as well since after the cops were called I informed them of what was going on. I didn't realize how bad my car was until I got out of it finally....

The first two pictures were taken at the accident site with my cell phone. The rest were after we had it towed to my house. Click on the pictures to see the full extent... the first two you can see the pole in if you click.















Those are just a few of the pictures that were taken. Upon my dad's insistence I went to the hospital to get checked out. Whiplash, bruised ribs, and some bumps and bruises but overall I'm alright.

The other guy was cited at fault for the accident. So I spent time on the phone with insurance companies (his and mine). The claims adjuster from his company has yet to call back... but the dealership they want my car to be fixed at called and is ready when I am to tow my car there. I won't let that happen until I speak to the claims adjuster and am assured that they are paying for all of it and that I will have a rental car.

I'm really hoping they will settle this easily. I'm terrified that they will play games and such... that means lawyers and court... all I want is a driveable car and my car fixed, preferably. If they total it out I'm screwed because there's no way they will give me what my car is really worth. For a '95 it's in great shape and runs like a dream.... well it did until today. I love that car though and I really want it back!! It's a tank!

This is the first time since I got my license at 19 that I am completely dependent on someone else to drive me everywhere for everything and I hate it!!

Anyone who has to drive in snowy weather, be careful!!!

I still love the snow though...