Back to Colorado and still no baby!

Bonnie and I spent a terrific Thanksgiving week in Provo, UT with Kellie, Tawnya & Kyle, Megan & Phudee, Roger & Joanne (Bon's folks), Steve & Heidi with Lindsay, Cassidy, Joelle, & Hannah (Bon's brother, wife & kids). Unfortunately, Tawnya's due date came and went without incident! Kellie and I drove back yesterday and it was mostly without incident. Kellie was sick as a dog and lay in the back seat trying to keep inside stuff on the inside! I am so grateful she was successful! We were coming down a hill with a slight curve at the bottom on a bridge/overpass structure when a pick up in front of us in the right lane suddenly spun out, turning 180 degrees and smashed into the concrete barrier, which kept it from going over the edge, and coming to rest facing traffic (us). We were in the right lane with a car beside us and a semi in front of them and we were just entering the curve and boy did the adrenalin hit hard! I was trying to slow down as quickly as possible without losing control and praying the two vehicles in front of us wouldn't panic and hit their brakes too hard (which they did not). The car in front of us pulled over to the side, as did I when I was past them and back into the sunshine, since I could see the "bridge" was now in the shadow of the mountain and the melting snow on the road had simply begun to freeze up. The weather was beautiful and unseasonably warm, so the road was dry except for water in places from melting snow. I called in the accident to 911 (which, in retrospect, I wish I hadn't done). While I was giving the information (mile marker 184.5, no apparent injuries, and two adults exiting the vehicle) to the dispatcher the first car that pulled over took off without ever exiting their vehicle. As soon as I got off the phone, I ran back to the vehicle. There was a woman, her mother, and a three week old baby. The mother had gone back up the road to try and warn people to slow down. Thankfully another car pulled over and I got the driver to go down and get the mom to come back. I told the woman we needed to get them and their vehicle up the road in case someone else spun out. The pick up had one of those solid covers over the bed and in the impact it had come undone from the front of the bed and was hanging with half of it extending out over the back of the bed. The tailgate was of the removable variety and was barely hanging on by one connector. Snowboards, boots, work equipment (lights, extension cords, etc.) were hanging out of the back UNDER the tailgate and on the ground. I threw and pushed everything back in, bent the mud flaps out so they weren't touching the tires, got the woman and her mom back in the truck and started backing up away from the curve and towards the sunshine. While I was doing this I was keeping one eye on the traffic coming down the hill and flashing the headlights so they would notice there was a vehicle facing them so, hopefully, they would slow down. Suddenly a black pick up spun out, smashed into the concrete barrier even harder than the first truck and bounced back out into the right lane perpendicular to the oncoming traffic. His canopy came off and ended up in the left lane in front of his vehicle, effectively creating a road block. Thankfully the traffic behind him had enough room to get stopped without hitting him. With the traffic blocked we were able to get backed up into the sunlight and far from the curve and danger. The woman had already called her husband and he and a friend were on their way. They were from Phoenix. Her husband had just moved to Vail for work and she had brought her mom and baby up for the holidays. The guy in the other truck got out and grabbed the canopy and put it in the bed of his truck and drove up to where we were. I was surprised no other cars stopped. The husband arrived about 15 minutes later. I was watching the woman and mother carefully because they were both still in shock from the impact (the baby was fine in her car seat- cried out upon impact and then went back to sleep). When the husband arrived it looked to me like he sort of went into shock as well. I had pulled all the cargo back into the bed of the truck and got everything ready so we could lift the cover back and get the tailgate re-engaged. When I explained how we could move the cover back so he could drive, he and his friend went into overdrive and started reefing and yanking on the cover. I tried to get them to slow down, but they grabbed a hammer and started beating on anything that seemed to be impeding progress. They smashed the cover into the rear window causing it to crack everywhere. I told them to wait up so we could put some duct tape on the rear window to keep it from falling to pieces. They slammed the cover back in, striking the window and it shattered into small pieces. FWIW, my observation is that in accidents, people seem to be driven to "do something" and do it quickly, even when it may not be the best thing to be doing. There is always more time than people think, so if you are ever on the scene, take it slow and smart. A State trooper finally showed up. That's when I realized it was too bad we had reported the accident. All the trooper did was get their information and give both drivers tickets for careless driving. Useless. They could have gone on their merry way and worked things out with their insurance companies and the only difference would have been they wouldn't have tickets in Summit County, Colorado. Anyway, Kellie and I arrived home over an hour later than planned, but in one piece. I keep thinking how easily that could have been us and thanking the Lord it wasn't- especially since Kellie was lying in the back seat without a seat belt. I would say it is good to be back in Colorado, but it is a bummer to be here when Bonnie is still in Provo! Tawnya had a Dr. appointment today and nothing has changed, but they may induce her on Friday if it doesn't mess up anyone's weekend too bad, so Bonnie may stay and drive home on Monday. We'll post updates as they come in!