A VERY COSTLY WHOOPS

 The good news is I haven't had a traffic accident in years.

The bad news is this one was my fault.

I rear ended a soccer mom's van at a traffic light.

She was on her phone and didn't go when she was supposed to,

but whoops,

I did.

Bam!

Eekkkk!

The good news is that my car is wrapped in vinyl.

Underneath it is a black VW Beetle.

A little cutie convertible.

So what I'm thinking is I unwrap the car.

It's time.

It's been 3 years which is the lifespan of a wrap,

and I was going to do it anyways after my son recently told me my car looks really beat up.

And it does, he wasn't exaggerating.

Sooooo,

I figure that after it's unwrapped the bummer will be back to black 

and that ugly bash/wrinkle might not even be noticeable.

 So no need to fix and I'll be able to save my $1000 deductible.

Anyways,

that's my plan.

We'll see.

IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

As I get older I notice that I like surrounding myself with loving memories.

I was looking at my staff parking sticker in my car the other day and noticing how badly it's aging,

thinking perhaps I need a new one.

It's been hanging from all my cars for 37 years now,

and every couple of years something new,

made or given to me from a student,

or purchased,

 gets added to this memorable clump.

As I was eye-balling it,

 I tried to remember where all the cuteness came from.

Sadly I can't remember them all.

 It kind of started with the patchwork heart

 that class of 2009 Rikaya Obilo sewed and embellished for me.

Then next came the adorable little silver stuffed character 

made for me by Breeana Johng,

 class of 2011.

The troll doll I think I picked up somewhere

(they were my favorites back in the 60's),

and that lovely ceramic bee in porcelain

 was something I added last year from Chemer's Gallery in Tustin.

Also added many years ago,

 after my dear mother passed away from Alzheimer's,

was her "Safe Return" identification bracelet she had worn.

The clump is hanging by a worn leather bracelet my husband made for me when we first met.

Sadly I don't remember who made and gave me the adorable beaded dog & turtle.

And finally,

8th grader Charlotte Park gifted me the scented bumble bee in the transparent bag

last school year.

As I get older I notice that I love surrounding myself with loving memories.

. 

OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW

It was a sad day this summer

 when I said goodbye to my beloved Chocolate Cupcake Mini Cooper Convertible.

I even shed a few tears as I unloaded all my s___ to put it into the new car.

But I gotta say, 

I'm loving my new ride.

There's even a bit of Turbo going on,

so that when I step on the gas I've got some giddy up.

Woo Hoo!!!