RIP Sante Fe

I turned in my keys to my Sante Fe yesterday.  It's officially at the junkyard.  The insurance company decided it was better to total it than to fix it.  I'm actually sad to see this vehicle go.  Maybe it's because, for the first time, it wasn't my choice to no longer have the vehicle.  I really wanted them to fix it but it was a 2003 and had over 200,000 miles.  I knew I could get 400,000 out of the SUV though.  The insurance company didn't feel it was worth spending the money the body shop quoted.

Tree that landed on the passenger side of my car

I never did get any good photos of the damage caused at the accident.  I am thankful that Sister Bear and I walked away without a scratch.  My angel up above was definitely looking down on us that day.  I am still paranoid when driving down D Drive S.  Will another tree "fall out of the sky"?  Seriously, how freaky was that?  We were just minding our own business.  I was driving her to school on my way to work and all of a sudden we saw a limb fall and BANG!  My windshield shattered.  I stopped, it was pouring rain, and did the best assessment I could.  It was still dark and I didn't see the damage in full.  The vehicle was ok enough to drive although I couldn't see out of the window but I got it to a safe place.  When the sheriff came to look at it and write up the report for the insurance company, he just shook his head and said it was going to get totalled. I am so thankful that we walked away unharmed.

So...now we need to make a decision about our vehicle situation.  I no longer drive all over the countryside for work, which helps.  Argh!  I'm just still super paranoid about any roads with trees hanging over the road...and now it's snowing.