CRAZY OCTOBER!!!

Well October was one of the craziest months I have ever lived through. When I finded my camera I will post pictures. But that I will explain later. The end of September we found our dream home, which I already posted pictures. So through October we were working towards buying it. But it will be easier if I just go in chronilogical (totally didn't spell that right oh well) order.
At the beginning of the month, Shawn decided to give up his main Target location (Lakewood) and work full time at a private practice in Northglenn (north of Denver). But he is still working at Target-Stapleton part-time. Yeah working 6 days a week is rough. Anyways, he needed to use our Jeep to transfer all the patient charts to the other Target location. As he was getting onto the interstate, a lady wasn't paying attention and rear ended him. Luckly, 1) he was in the Jeep and she hit the back spare tire, so the damage was minimal. If he had been in the Grand AM, who knows what would have happened. 2) she only hit him going 5-10mph. But it did do a number on her car. The police came and I got a phone call at 9:30a from Shawn to tell me this. Sigh. At least everyone was ok. So then I had to deal with the insurance company to repair our vehicle. I still can't believe how much it cost, $564 for a little fender bender.
So I get Rocket (the Jeep~Chloe loves Little Einstein and they ride around in Rocket, so the Jeep's name is Rocket) out of the shop on a Thursday evening (the accident was the Friday before) and they did a great job. On Saturday, me and the kids went to go get pizza. As I was driving the person in front of me slammed on their brakes to turn at the next street. So I start to slow down (the street we were on is 45mph zone) and the person behind me didn't see me I guess (in a big black Jeep Liberty) and slammed into us. It took me a couple of seconds to realize what happened. So I pulled over and checked myself. My finger was bleeding and my back and neck hurt. But what can you expect getting hit like that. Checked the kids, they didn't even know what happened. Chloe even said that we needed to get going and get the pizza. I told her we couldn't Rocket had been hit again (I swear there is a big bullseye on the back). But I checked the kids for bruises and broken bones. Chloe had a little mark on her chin. I called 911, it is interesting cuz if you call from a cell phone it puts your phone on emergency mode. Don't know what that is but hey that is what it said. I have called 911 more times than I can count as a nurse but never for myself. I was pretty shaken up, but was able to tell them where I was after a couple minutes. Then I called Shawn, crying. Luckly he got home early and was at home when I called, so he was on his way to us. Then a lady came up to my window and said she saw the whole thing and was willing to give a statement but had a appointment right then. But left her name and number for the police. And said that it was totally the other person's fault. That made me feel better, cuz I couldn't remember what had happened. You know how you drive a road alot and you just go into auto pilot. Anyways, go and check the other car, and their car is totaled, the whole hood is smashed up to the windshield. The driver came out just swearing up a storm, so I am pretty scared that they will come after me. But once she saw me she just started to say how sorry she was and make sure everyone was ok. Both of them were pretty shook up, but looked ok. Then she asked if she should move her car out of the road. Fluid was coming out of it. So I said I don't know what that is, so I would wait until the police came and ask them. Then I told them that I needed to get back to my kids. The instant I said kids, she freaked. And wanted to know that they were ok. So I went back and the police came and took my statement and asked if I need EMTs, I said that I just had some bad whiplash, but was ok. And then I said my kids are ok also. Again the instant I said kids, the police officer said he would get EMTs over right away. Here them came. Luckly by then Shawn had come to help me. Kids checked out fine, but because of the impact on the Jeep (our trailer hitch was bent at a 45 degree angle down) the EMTs said that it would be best if the kids were checked out at the ER. Then they looked at me and I said I was ok just whiplash. And me and Shawn are medically trained and know what to look for for head injuries. Then one of the EMTs said that he had seen accidents with less impact on the vehicle, the person declines medical treatment and can't walk the next day d/t a C1 C2 fracture. That kinda scared me, so I said that I was willing to go to the ER (I just thought that Shawn would take me and the kids in). But the instant I said that, they immoblized my neck, got a c-collar on me and stuck me on a backboard. Pretty intense stuff. Because there were 3 of us (me and the kids, the other car people declined medical attention) we needed two ambulances. So me and Austin were in one and Chloe was by herself in the other one. The police suggested that Shawn drive to the hospital so that we would have a vehicle to drive home in. Austin was screaming, and there wasn't anything that I could do, I was stuck on the backboard. So I told Shawn to get his blanket and he would suck his thumb and be fine. The Emt is the ambulance said that he had a bear for Austin to make him happy so we could go. I said no he will throw that bear at you, he just needs his blanket. Which he got and was happy. Finally I found out where Chloe was (later I found out that she wasn't scared at all and had the best time in the ambulance). Get to the ER and all I can see is up. They put Austin on the ground in a car seat to get me out. I warned them that he will escape if he isn't strapped into it. So they were watching him. I get wheeled into the ER and someone starts talking to me about how cute my Chloe is and I should be so proud, etc,etc,etc. I said thanks faceless voice. Since the person was down at my feet helping wheel me in. He finally came where I could see him and he was a EMT in Chloe's ambulance. WOW, I can write alot. Long story short in the ER. I got a CAT scan and x-rays of my back and neck that all came back negative. Sigh. So we were all in the ER for about 3 hours, most of that time me strapped to a back board (very uncomfortable). Shawn told me later that if he hadn't seen me before I went in the ambulance, he would have thrown the doctor card and killed a front desk lady at the hospital. He got to the hospital and asked for us. The lady said I wan't in the system and to sit down and wait. So he sat in the waiting room for 10mins not knowing how we were. He went back up to a different lady and said my whole family was just brought in, please let me go see them. She said that we still weren't in the system, but then she called back and found us. That shows you what a little extra work will do for someone.
So Rocket went back to the auto shop and I just got him back 3 days ago. Me and the kids are fine. Thank goodness. And we closed on our house on the 30th of October. It is so strange to actually be in a house and able to go buy NEW furniture!!! Halloween we went to Boo at the Zoo and to the library to trick or treat. We didn't go that night because me and Shawn had to fix the main waterline in our house (it was leaking in the basement).
Life definately keeps you on your toes!! We have plenty of room if anyone is passing through Denver, we would love to see you.