fender bender...

last evening, i left work at 5pm to go grab the kiddos, then head back 2 the burg for jaden's martial arts training....after picking him up @ his after-school daycare, we headed 2 get the girls

i pulled up 2 a stop sign at the end of his daycare's road....there was a gentleman in a pick-up waiting to turn left @ the sign....i pulled up 2 his right side (2 turn right) & proceeded 2 wait 4 the street traffic 2 go by

all of a sudden, i feel someone rear-end me (barely)....i look over my shoulder 2 see the black jeep cherokee that just hit me, squeeze in between my van & the pick-up beside me, pull out into traffic & start heading down the street 2 the left - almost causing another accident!

i get out of my van & wave at the cherokee, thinking "how in the heck r they just going 2 drive off?!"

unfortunately, because the sun was setting in the same direction that the vehicle was traveling in, i couldn't see their license plate....the man in the pick-up told me 2 go ahead & call the cops, & that he'd go follow the cherokee! there really r good samaritans out there!

i turn on my flashers & get off the road as much as i can - but i don't want 2 move too much....i wasn't sure how particular the cops would b about me moving my van - especially since it was a hit & run

i had several friends stop by, offering 2 help me....they all thought i was broke down or had a flat....but i kept sending them on their way, until finally a cop showed up....the good samaritan came back & it turned out, it was an older lady that was driving - and she just drove home! the gentleman told the cop where the house was, so the cop told me 2 pull over into a nearby parking lot & he would b back

meanwhile, another officer shows up 2 start all the paperwork with me....i'm already like 20 minutes late picking the girls up (thankfully, their daycare provider was very understanding)....i'd already let the sensei know we wouldn't b making it to training either

once it was all said & done - it turned out that the elderly woman really had no business driving....she's in the beginning stages of alzheimer's & they're guessing she just got confused & drove home (where she lives with her son)....i chose not to press charges, as long as they made her get a medical evaluation (something they submit to the DMV) cause i don't want 2 run into her on the road again! luckily, she's fully insured & when i spoke to the insurance company 2day, they assured me her son was already in there this morning & the ball is rolling on her claim

my back tail light is busted & my bumper is smashed in a little....but no one got hurt - no harm, no foul....just another day in the life of this chaotic mama! ;0)