It Could Have Been Worse

Two of my favorite books in our children's library are "It Could Always Be Worse" by Margot Zemach and "It Could Have Been Worse" by A. H. Benjamin. We had our own "it could have been worse" moment today. Rachelle called shortly before 6:00 am to report that she had been in a car accident. A minor one, but one that damaged the car--specifically the right front bumper and the headlight. She had picked up a co-worker at her house on Hollywood Hill, and as they were heading down the hill on their way to work, they hit a patch of black ice and slid sideways into a pole. There were no injuries (just sore muscles) and no other cars were involved. It could have been worse. Much, much worse. In fact, Rachelle said that car turned at the last moment avoiding a head-on collision with the pole. She didn't slide into the ditch. The car is still driveable--ugly, but driveable. (But it was ugly before the collision so no big deal.) It could have been worse. Thankfully, very thankfully, it wasn't!