We had quite a little scare with ella tonight. Unbeknownst to me, she and her cousin (who had been visiting for a while this afternoon) had been plotting to escape the house. I had figured that they were playing dress up when they both had on coats and boots when i got home, but as soon as Laurel’s mom came to pick her up, Ella ran out the door and down the sidewalk.
She later said she was going to run to the backyard, but all i knew was she was running down the sidewalk toward the Very Busy Intersection full-tilt, completely deaf to us telling her to stop. I was scared and pissed off and i ran to catch her just as she rounded the corner on the sidewalk. All i could think of is that if she hadn’t turned, she’d be right in the middle of the lane of cars. We went back in the house and talked about it, and there were tears all around.
As a matter of history, since we’ve lived here (5 years), we’ve seen a dog hit (walking away crookedly) and a cat hit (not walking at all) at this very intersection.
There was one other instance like this a few days ago when Ella ran through the side gate to the front yard and Autumn caught her. This time, like the first time, she’s ok, she’s ok. But man, it’s scary as hell. Hopefully it’s the last time.
