Wow!  This has definitely been an eventful holiday weekend.  My son was sitting absolutely still on the highway when another car hit him on the side and sent his Blazer rolling off the side of the road and into (and out of) a ditch.  Everything he owned went flying and he had to be taken to the hospital where they used those new liquid stitches on him.  Supposedly they don't leave as much of a scar as regular stitches do, I know the cuts look much better now than they would with stitches and that is a comfort.  Also, when we went to see what was left in the car, the highway patrol officers and the tow truck people had collected everything salvageable off the highway and put it into his vehicle prior to it's being towed.  We were able to recover most, if not all, his school books and his cell phone - which still works.  I was absolutely amazed and it helped to restore my faith in humanity which can be mightily shaken when teaching middle school for a living.  Everyone was so great to him, the police officers, the fire department paramedics, the towing people, even the lady who hit him called to make sure he was okay - it is definitely a good sign for the direction of humanity, hope for the world maybe?!?!  Chris is going to be separated from us for 24 hours but it will all be okay, I am sure of this.  Not much I can do to speed that up.  Also my son's elbow looks a lot like raw hamburger meat and that is a little difficult to handle because that will be a horrendous scar.  I am grateful for the resilience that all my children seem to have, they kind of roll with the punches and almost always do the right thing in the end.  I am very proud of all of the;James, Chad, Nikki, and Chris are the best at keeping calm in stressful situations and I think that is why they are so successful.  I couldn't have hoped for more for any of my kids and I love them all and their families.  Emmet, Devin, and (a continuosly hungry) Emilio are pretty much going head first through life and are tough so that will help them.  Lisandra will just charm everyone into submission so she is safe.  It is Ali and Nick that I worry about the most, the innocents in life but I have a feeling that there are special angels assigned to protect them so I won't worry about them, simply put their lives in the hands of those with more control than myself.  Okay, enough mushy stuff, all of you need to get back to work and classes on Monday.  Go forth and earn a great living so you can support me when I am old and gray!  You still have a few years, but don't waste any time, I want to retire early (at about 60, if possible).  Gosh that doesn't leave you guys with much time at all - get busy!