<p>Finally, last week our D received her new flute and the insurance mailed a check for its cost! Just to update everyone my D’s flute was estimated to have about $3500 in damage. The repair person claimed he could repair it and make it sound the same but said he could not remove all the dents in the flute. We felt that it needed to be replaced. (When a car is hit, people don’t say, “Oh, well, it runs fine. It is okay if it has a few dents.” So we insisted that it be replaced. The boy’s parents offered us $3000, which didn’t even cover the repairs. I think maybe they were trying to get us to bargain with them. We just said, “No, thanks,” and called the insurance company. Our insurance company was very coorperative. Then my D begin a search for a new flute. Then it had to be ordered. Finally she received her new flute last week. She is thrilled with it. And so happy to have her own flute again. She says she will never, ever take her flute for granted again! She loves her new roommate. They are perfect for each other. She has an on-campus apartment for next year with 3 friends…two music majors…two are not. We said we don’t care where you live just live with people you know. What an experience to have to have as a freshman 500 miles from home but she survived and I am sure is a stronger person.</p>