Carly had a close call today, that was closer to danger than I hope she will ever be again. She and I had gotten home from running errands when we saw our neighbors outside playing. We walked over to visit and then returned after picking up Carly's water bottle and some sidewalk chalk. Carly was busy playing with her chalk, while her friend was riding his bike up and down the sidewalk, and I was chatting with our neighbor. Carly's friend then asked if he could go across the street to visit with the twins that live near us. Carly heard this and started heading that way too. So the moms got up, I asked Carly to stop when she got the sidewalk (which THANKFULLY she did), and then it happened. A black Dodge Charger drove down our street (below the speed limit) swerving from side to side. He barely missed a car that was parked across the street before swerving up onto the grass patch between the street and sidewalk that was about 2 feet from where Carly was standing. The car then continued along the grass patch and hit our mailbox before continuing on its way. I was out of Carly's reach at the time, and everything appeared to have happened in slow motion. Thankfully the only damage that occurred today was to our mailbox; however, this mommy and her daughter will not be playing near the sidewalk for the near future.
Hint - If you don't have plans for this weekend, then Dave could use your help in the backyard. Carly will be playing in our backyard from now on.
After the police report was filed a neighbor described Carly's luck today as Devine Intervention, and I couldn't agree more.
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