A mom's worst nightmare

So, yesterday seemed like a pretty good day. We are just getting ready to go out to try a new restaurant in our neighborhood when I got the dreaded call...Caitlin has been hit by a car! I can't even tell you what I was thinking, I was so stunned. The woman on the other line (a mother of a friend) was really upset and said "she is crying to come home I will bring her right away!" When she arrived home she was scratched and bruised and highly shaken. I was fearful that she was going to go into shock so I brought her in the house and administered first aid. She was walking around and seemed to be stable so we sat there looking at each other unsure of what to do next. After a few minutes we determined that we would bring her to the ER ourself rather than call an ambulance. Which apparently was the wrong thing to do according to the police officer. To make a long story short....Caitlin must have had an angel watching over her that day cause she managed to get off with a few scrapes and a contusion to her left arm. She even went to school today so that she wouldn't miss the fire trucks that would be there for career day. The driver that hit her left the scene before the police arrived so it is under investigation as a hit and run.

Mostly,I am so thankful that she is alive and happy. Times like these make you realize how much you take advantage of a person being there. This has certainly been a life changing event for us all.