Killer Deer Attack

17 miles from nowhere, a deer jumped right in front of the car as Pam and the kids were headed to Pocatello for a regional CAR conference.

A couple from Utah (in an Odyssey) gave them a ride to a hotel in Burns.  A tow shop moved the car there, and offered to have us give it to them.  After consideration, limited by distance and what I felt was a paucity of help from the local body shop, we felt the decision we would be least likely to regret would be to retrieve and fix the car.  That will also give Esther the opportunity to do "grease therapy" to limit the post-traumatic stress.  That decision having been made, Pam and the kids proceeded on their merry way after being rescued by Emily with help from the Dodges.  I had a very long day today, but Polar is now in our garage.
The 2 pronged buck was not so lucky- he was taken by the sheriff to the local Indian reservation.

Kudos to Esther for not swerving. Kudos to Emily for dropping everything and coming to the rescue- she left a message on my answering machine Thursday night not to worry, she had it covered.

Kudos to the Dodges for use of their van and treating our problem as if it were theirs.
Kudos to mom and dad for loaning a car so Pam and my kids can make it home from Corvallis.
Kudos to my home teacher for use of his truck- his attitude of "what's mine is yours--it's there to be used, make good use of it" is and example of an abundance mentality, which is a step towards the law of consecration.   Another example of selflessness is the patient (and friend from church) that I was late seeing because I had been on the phone about this, so as explanation I told about the situation and he immediately offered to make the drive with me.