Oct. 4th I was involved in a hit an run accident on the highway. Little creep slammed into the front quarter panel of my company vehicle, took off down the off ramp and into several large parking lots. Lady behind me saw the whole thing, went a different direction and got his license plate number. Local PD caught up with him a couple days later. He actually had insurance. Still negotiating w/ nationwide on that one.
Two days later, I went in for a minor surgical procedure that turned complicated a few days later and ended up back in the hospital for several days. Finally got out with a couple weeks of home healthcare and IV antibiotics. Last day for that is today. Hoping to get back to work by next Monday, at least for some desk reviews, etc.
During this whole time, missed the trip to the cabin to winterize it for the year and spend some time with the
kid #1 and the Old Man. My dad knew I was bummed about the whole thing, hospital stay, etc. and decided to stop by this weekend.
We had been talking about getting a pair of the new S&W M&P .22 Magnums all summer so when he stopped by he hands me a black box and says happy early birthday.
He had gone and bought the M&Ps and was planning on giving me one for the trip to PA.

Can't wait to get out to the range for a little "therapy"!
He did say that his shot quite well after running a couple of magazines through it.
Needless to say, it definitely improved my mood.
jb
