Sunday hit and run!

We were awakened this Sunday morning to our neighbor ringing our doorbell at 8:30. She is 9 months pregnant and a real home body. She only comes out into her yard not venturing much further than that.

She said to me..."they hit Courtney's car....and took off!" It took a few moments to register since I'm not much of a morning person...and I' ve been fighting a cold. She told me she was in her kitchen when she heard a loud crash...looking out her window she was a silver car picking up their bumper from behind the tracker. She realized they had hit her car and was attempting to leave. Which they did. She took off out the door with her car keys to try to catch their plate number...now remember she is 9 months pregnant. She could not catch them. We called the police just in case they can find the person responsible.

I am sure they don't have insurance because the neightbor they were staying with said "he do not have a license." But I think they need to know they can't get away with this kind of action in this country! We need to not cover for others when they do wrong. The wife of the neighbor just brought over the information they have on the guy. But it's only a first name and make of car. At least she tried to do the right thing. The husband said he didn't know him he had just slept there last night.

This pic is the damage to the tracker....you can't see the muffler and exhaust pipe damage underneath. I'm worried about the gas tank but Tom says it's safe. We were extremely blessed to not have more damage! This is the piont of impact. This glass is from their headlight......

You see Courtney...about 25 feet from me by the first impact site? That is where her car ended up after the impact! A lot of damage was inficted on the hit and run car...all the front end must be gone!

It really bothers me to think we have so many people on our roads that should not be. This is the second time a unlicenced uninsured motorist has caused grief to our family like this. We can't really afford to repair this car...yet we can't not repair it. Crazy!!

Our Courtney is super sad since she paid for this car herself as well as taken car of it so well!! Pray for us to find a million.....ha ha! Not something to pray for...but we can wish.

We hope all your Sabbath day activities did not consist of calling the police and cleaning up glass and plastic from the street. Bekah said she doesn't think it looked like a car crash...it looked like to her that a toy was broken. the cars these days are made of so much plastic....it was a true observation.

r This week my level III class was watching a movie that was extremly emotional and controversial. One student dealt with the contention by drawing this pic. My "planets" have handshapes on them if you can look close enough.

You might ask what the movie was....it was "The sound and Fury: 6 years later" I will not be viewing this movie again in one of my classes. The original movie is controversial...this one is more stressful than that one. It is about a young girl that is pressured into wanting a chochlear implant. For 3 years the child and her complete profoundly Deaf family refuse, then....I don't even want to discuss it.

If this is something you do want to watch and you have a desire to know and understand the Deaf community I can hook you up with both of these movies. If you are planning on watching the "6 years" later movie....be prepared! I even made a student cry in my class. She was very angry wtih me.

We talked and she is ok, and it was not my intentions to upset her, but she has an implant and made the comment: "so if a person that uses no hearing devices or speech comes up for a job at the same time as me, they would be equal with me to get the job?" My reply was.."do you realize you just put yourself above a Deaf person because you speak and have an implant?"

She said her intentions were to clarify my point. But my whole point was the reasoning for hearing people to think Deaf people need to get an implant out of society's pressures. If the society would look at Deaf people as being equal in all things, then there would not be a need for implants. Implants would then become an option for those who have some hearing and want to have extra exposure. It's not a fix all and results vary on such different levels. Even the student said that.

Teaching is as difficult as being a parent. The love, hate relationship is pretty much the same too. I completely love teaching...it was just a difficult week, I've been sick. I HATE being sick.

I hope others have a great day!
Burlene

My career

I have been missing my first real love...interpreting. My friend told me about these you tube videos from the CODA brothers. They are hilarious. It makes me miss the Deaf people I don't get to see as often as I used to. My favorite one is linked below. It's everything you ever needed to know about interpreting. :0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZIUDZmK6vc

Micah tagged me!

One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? couch

2. Where is your significant other? bed

3. Your hair color? red (quite strawberry with the new dye)

4. Your mother? best!!

5. Your father? pushover

6. Your favorite thing? organized

7. Your dream last night? dead

8. Your dream/goal? no-debt

9. The room you're in? family

10. Your hobby? sleeping

11. Your fear? alone

12. Where do you want to be in six years? skinny

13. Where were you last night? home

14. What you're not? funny

15. One of your wish list items? jeans

16. Where you grew up? Utah/Colorado (if you know me can't be just one)

17. The last thing you did? clean

18. What are you wearing? grubies

19. Your TV? Off

20. Your pet? Sleeping

21. Your computer? HP

22. Your mood? tired

23. Missing someone? Yes

24. Your car? Elantra

25. Something you're not wearing? shoes (hate them)

26. Favorite Store? Costco

27. Your summer? uneventful

28. Love someone? Thomas

29. Your favorite color? Green (today)

30. When is the last time you laughed? Today

31. Last time you cried? Last-week

Okay... Now I tag:

1. Erinn

2. Becca Halls

3. Monica (cuz she didn't Micah's)

4. JaMay

5. No one else reads my blog yet:(

Introducing the Greer Family

Here's the family....everyone including the babies (the puppies) Hee hee!