So.
At least things are consistent.
Mom passed away this morning around 4:10 am. There was no discomfort or pain; she just stopped breathing, while asleep. This is, I suppose, the hoped-for 'way'.
At 11:00 am, I was driving my sister-in-law and her au pair to the airport a couple of hours south. I'd volunteered in order to get out of the house.
At 71 MPH, there was a flicker of motion out of my left eye. I had enough time to see the deer run up the sharp slope from the median onto the highway. I braked, but the car started to slide sideways due to the slight slush and ice cover on the road. I released the brakes and stabilized the car, which straightened just in time for the 180 lb. buck's head to hit the windshield directly in front of my face. The windshield crazed completely.
I managed to retain control of the car, despite the deer taking out my left front fender, windshield, A pillar, driver door and passenger door.
Nobody was hurt. My sister-in-law and her au pair even made their flight. My car, well, not so much.
Again, the best of all possible bad outcomes.