One Saturday, Joe and the older children were taking some bundles of hay to a pasture field up the road. As they drove along the highway, the pin attaching the wagon to the tractor slipped out of place when the wagon hit a bump in the road. This caused the wagon to go into the ditch, and the children were thrown in all directions. There were only a few bundles of hay on board, so everyone walked away safely. The children were quite upset when they arrived home. Joe was a happy man that evening, for the outcome could have been much worse. Another night Kevin and Dianne were up in the barn loft putting down bales of hay through the hatch in the barn. Dianne accidentally hit Kevin with a bundle of hay, causing him to lose his balance, and fall twenty-five feet, landing on the cement floor below. There was silence as he lay there. Joe turned pale with fright as he picked up the limp Kevin and rushed to the house with the boy outstretched in his arms. I immediately called Doctor Kassner who told us to watch him during the night, and that he would see him in the morning. It was a night that we will always remember, for Kevin was sick all night, and we were beside ourselves with worry. Remembering the incident, Kevin said, "Everyone was kneeling around me praying, and I thought that I was dying". Early next morning, we arrived at the hospital with a sick child. The doctor diagnosed it as a concussion, and kept him in the hospital for a few days. He recuperated very fast, and he came home in good health. Once again, we thanked God for a happy ending. Another accident occurred one warm summer evening when Blair and Gary were playing in the front yard. They had just had their baths and were wearing their pajamas. Like all boys they liked to do a little wrestling before going to bed. Gary flipped Blair over on the grass. Just then, Gary heard the crack, and then the loud groan. He knew there was trouble, and he said to Blair, "I'll give you a quarter if you don't tell on me". A quarter seemed like a lot of money at that time, but Blair's elbow started to swell like a balloon, and the pain was unbearable, so he came into the house to tell us his tale of woe. It was a very foggy night as we drove to the hospital where the x-rays proved that he had a broken elbow. We arrived home at midnight with Blair 80