Well I am finally going to post something for you to read, I haven't been really in the blogging mood for some time but tonight I have nothing better to do so figured I may as well.
I have a little slide show of some more of Dallas photography, he is getting better with not so many blurry pictures. They are all up on Donner.
So about Donner, it is a desolate place, a place that holds alot of stories, a place that can be beautiful and harmless but also a place that can turn scary in an instant and make you wish you were not there.
Well as you all know, Travis works over in the Bay Area. The boys have had this month off and we missed him so have went and seen him a couple times and stayed for the week, as you know.
Well last week Donner became to me a scary place. I will start from the beginning.
I had Ty on Monday and Tuesday so was not able to head over till Tuesday night. But I did my homework as much as I possibly could in checking all weather and web cams and everything I could do to make sure all would be well in me traveling over. I was in the Hyundai and I don't know how to do the whole chain thing so had to make sure I wouldn't have to. So I did and all was well from down here on the computer. Christi got here right before 4pm and I was on the road by 4. Plenty of time to get over before dark since it becomes treacherous in the dark, in winter time. The weather up there can change in a flash and you don't even realize it. So I cruise along up there, past Truckee, no problems but I get almost to the summit and it did what I had feared most, in an instant all went white, one minute it wasn't snowing, the roads were dry and clear and the next you could see nothing but this swirling blizzard and the big burgundy tailgate of the Ford in front of me. Well I knew so long as I can keep that in sight it will be my guide because I could see nothing else but the semi's I was passing, but mind you the road was still dry, it was a dry snow. We got right to the top and there was a lot of traffic that night and I was praying with everything within me because I knew if I lost sight of that truck I was a goner since that was all I could see, and it was then that I hit black ice, I will never know why I was the only one that slid when I was going no faster than anyone else and driving the same as everyone else but anyways, You can not ever imagine the feeling of spinning, of turning, of trying so hard to get control of a vehicle that is so out of control and knowing at any second all those cars that have been behind you and all those semi's that you have been passing are going to hit you at any second and besides all that what about that cliff over on the right of the road that has no guard rails. But everything seems to go in slow motion but in all actuality goes very fast. I was screaming for God to please do something, to help me because I knew I wasn't going to make it and as I slammed backwards into the piled up snow on that right side where there was a nice cliff and no guard rail and saw the semi's coming straight towards me and I frantically hit the gas trying to get somewhere I didn't know where and realized I was stuck fast it was a scary sight and when I realized I was over enough that I was safe from them and over enough that I wasn't over the cliff I just sat there and knew that only God made all that traffic disappear for an instant till he could get me planted in that snow right where he wanted me out of the road.
So now here I am with 2 kids in the back in this little hatchback car facing traffic, stuck as I can be, shaking as if I have the palsy, wondering how in the world am I going to get out of this mess. Then God sends an angel, he whizzes past me, jerks over to the left, backs up the freeway, makes his way across 2 lanes of a ton of traffic on a corner no less and gets his tow rope and pulls me out, turns my car around and long story short away I go.
My car is not totalled, the driver mirror is toast but I have already ordered a new one and actually learned how to drive without it although that took forever. haha
There is one place that is quite messed up on the drivers side but oh well, I have a tailgate to fix on my truck that is more important than putting money into the car so it will just stay cracked.LOL
So that is my story and then on that next Saturday, Valentines day, we had to come back home. Luckily all was clear and no blizzards and so this week Travis wouldn't let me come because he had to take the truck because there seems to always be a blizzard when he goes over with chains required and all, in fact took him 5 hours the past 2 weeks both times to get there so I had to stay home unfortunately since everyone freaked out more than me over the whole ordeal, I thought I might sneak over but my mom guarded me so I wasn't able and now Travis will be home tomorrow. haha
I had to stop and examine myself after that since twice in two weeks my life flashed before my eyes.
You are not promised tomorrow. Believe what you want but if it were not for God I would be dead not only once but twice this month along with both my children and neither time my fault. Perhaps just a wake up call for me, I don't know. The first time a negligent driver and the second just one of those things that sometimes happen that you can't help.
So I thank God everyday for his keeping hand and pray that I am always ready and so glad that I know who to call when I need help.
So prepare yourself and skim or quite reading if you want, this may get long. haha I am going to catch you up on it all at once.
So last night and tonight Josh and Ana have been so kind as to invite me and mom over to help us gain our weight, we are in a contest to see who can get the fattest the fastest. I won't say who is in the lead. LOL
Tonight we played some games, quite fun and interesting.
So anyways now you are mostly updated on the Mattocks family life as of right now.
Oh and Gram will be here tomorrow, can't wait. Fun fun fun
So here is a slideshow of just some snow. :) But it is Dallas photography so enjoy. :)
3 months ago
1 comment:
I'm glad God has kept His hand on you. Now I think you need to reevaluate this whole getting in a car thing. Maybe it's just not for you!
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