Sep. 9, 2006 - THE SCARIEST DAY OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday was one of the scariest days of my life - and I'm not kidding about that. It started out real great. We went on a field trip to a vineyard and learned about the different kinds of grapes they grow, and the things they can makes with them. It was really fun.
Now you might be wondering how this is supposed to be the scariest day of my life. Read on and find out...Well, when we got home, the first thing I did was watch some more of Pride & Prejudice, and then our grandparents arrived, and we ate dinner. (They live less than 30 minutes away.) After dinner, we went outside on the porch, and we talked and stuff. Our next door neighbor was speeding down our drive way with a motorcycle, and so then all of us kids got distracted and ran down there to look for motorcycle tracks he left. Nobody was watching Elizabeth, and she was by herself by the pool. After a few minutes, my Mom began to wonder where she went, and we just assumed she was inside with Abigail. By then, my grandparents were going to go home, and so we were about to say goodbye to them, when we all noticed little 2 year old Beth struggling in the pool!!!!!!!!!!! (She was under water completely!) My Mom (who was holding baby Ben) ran down the steps to the pool and grabbed Beth. Little Beth choked up water, and looked very tired. We tried to wake her up, but she was still very tired, sleepy and pale. We had to shake her and make her cough up the water. Then my Dad went and called 9-1-1. All of us children were panicking, and beginning to cry as well as pray for little Bethy. I ran down to the pond to seek seclusion and I prayed and prayed that everything would be okay. By then, I couldn't hear what was going on, and it blocked out some of my sibling's screaming and crying. My grandparents were still there, trying to help out. (They hadn't had the chance to leave, and obviously had to stay.) I heard cars and saw a red glaring light drive up our driveway. By the time I came back up, it was darker, and there were 4 or 5 cars, and an abulance. Several people got out of the cars and went inside. I didn't dare go in, because I was too afraid to. There were like 7 medics inside, and they were giving Beth some oxygen so she could breathe. We still haven't discovered how Beth exactly fell in, or for that matter, how long she was in. In the midst of all of this, my friend, Jillian called. Amanda explained everything to her, and she and her family began praying for us. I lingered outside with my grandfather and Joseph, Abigail & Mary, who were all in tears. I kept asking my grandfather if Beth was okay, and he kept being optimistic, and so it encouraged me a bit, but everytime I saw an abulance or 9-1-1 car drive up, I got scared and panicked. I kept on praying though. After about 45 minutes, Beth was okay, and then the medics all left. Praise the Lord!!!!!!!! I was (and am!) so glad everything turned out okay. I was glad when it was over with. It was VERY distressing and scary. NEVER leave a little child unattended like that. It taught us a very valuable lesson. And let this be a lesson also to those big brothers and sisters out there: watch out for your younger siblings. It's dangerous if they are left alone, because they can get themselves into freak situations like Beth did. If we had not noticed Elizabeth then, she would have died!
Anyway, I just wanted to share this with yall.
MAY GOD BLESS,
~*RACHEL*~
Comments
Sep. 9, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by SofteningClay
I am glad that Beth is okay. It is a very scary thing to have happen. We almost lost our son last year in a hotel pool drowning. Fortunately, he is okay and even enjoys swimming in the pool again. I hope you are able to find peace and move on from this scary accident.
Sep. 9, 2006 - Wow!
Posted by Kayla
Wow! That was very scary! My little brother can't swim either. Once we were at a pool and he jumped in without his floaties on, so I dived down to save him. He was okay just scared. I'm glad your little sister is okay. Praise God!
