Scary

Tonight Chet and I needed to make a quick run to Casper. Chet has been REALLY busy, so I didn't want to sit home alone another night so we decided to all go. The kids threw a fit, so we called a sitter and decided to go together as a little date. Before leaving, Cael told us seriously about 10 times to not go off the road. He has never said that to us before. He is our little angel. Sometimes I think that he talks face to face with Heavenly Father. He tells me things that he should not know. Things that he has no idea what he is talking about, and says them like they make perfect sense. And to me they usually do. But he shouldn't even know the words or things he's saying. Tonight he was ADDAMET (I have no idea how to spell that word, but cannot think of another one that I can spell) that we not go off the road! The roads were perfectly clear. We flew down at 80 mph, talking just as fast. Our sitter has a 11:00 pm curfew, so we were hurrying to get out of town. We were making really good time at about 75-80 on Hwy 50. The roads started looking snow blown a little so we slowed to 55, when the truck went crazy! After fishtailing about 10 times, we finally went off. Chet did a great job, but he just couldn't get us stopped. We just kept going faster and faster, spinning harder and harder until we finally just went around and off the road. Chet did some peeling out and finally got us up on the road. He had to get out to put us in 4 wheel drive. He could barely stand. STRAIGHT ice! Then it happened! Another truck came up over the hill. I started yelling for Chet to get in the truck. He could barely walk and was doing all he could. A few cuss words later he was in and we braced ourselves for the hit. His headlights were coming straight for us, and he was doing the same thing we had just done. It was SUPER scary. It was slow motion all happening. It was a big truck! Last minute, he swerved, which he continued to do for as long as we could see him, unable to stop either. We peeled out, and peeled out, and peeled out. We were stuck in the middle of a complete ice rink, where everyone that hit it was going to spin out. Then a semi comes over the hill! I started screaming, watching him come straight to us. I had no doubt in my mind that he was going to hit us, head on! I just kept saying he's going to head on, Chet he's going to head on. I saw my beautiful little boys faces in my mind and pleaded that they would not be without parents. I was crying and was pretty worked up. Chet was calm and very rational. I was not. It too seemed like slow motion. I swear I said 100 words in that short time. The truck went by us with no close call. I knew that this was what Cael meant, and that we were going to die. I had a million things rush through my head about the way I want my kids raised. It was scary to think that they would not have us. I have never thought that I was going to die like I did tonight. Many other cars slid all over. We drove VERY slow the last 25 miles and made it home safe. Chet followed the sitter home on perfectly clear Gillette roads to make sure she was ok on curfew if she got pulled over. Have you ever heard a high school girl that has gotten pregnant, and they say to the phrase, "what were you thinking?" that they didn't think it could happen to them? Chet and I never check the weather. We just go and think that we will adjust our speed to the circumstances. I think after tonight, that will not be the case any more!!! More than my heart can handle!!! I kissed my kids a little more tonight, never so thankful to still be their mom here on earth!!! Thank you Heavenly Father for allowing us to stay and raise these beautiful little boys!!!