The Saga Known as Kathryn's Life

Well, about two weeks ago, Kathryn bought a car (with a teeny bit of help).  A '99 Hyundai Elantra.  Black.  Cute.  She got seat covers, and floor mats, and cool "stuff" for it.  Even before her 16th birthday, she was set.

We celebrated her coming milestone birthday with dinner out, with Jacob, at Wings, etc.   She had the largest chili dog ever.  It was even big enough to share with Sarah. 

And then, on the 13th, she got up early and we went to the Secretary of State's office so she could get her license.

It was a "snow day" for our school district because of some crazy-cold temperatures.  By 9:00 am, she was officially off school, licensed, and a car owner...  She was a very happy girl.

The happy lasted for just about 4 days.

On Thursday afternoon, on her way back from Jacob's house, someone pulled out in front of her, resulting in a pretty bad accident involving the two of them.  Kathryn was - and is - OK.  But her cute little car was not so lucky.  No pictures for now, but it was pretty mangled in the front, and most certainly totaled.   And just to be on the safe side, she spent several hours at the E.R. that night getting double- and triple- checked over.  And, thankfully, they confirmed that she didn't sustain any serious injuries. 

Well, except that she's really, really, really mad and frustrated about the whole situation, but that won't leave a mark.