Last night, I had the pleasure of spending 5 hours in the company of fellow scrappers at church...(one of whom is a total "bff"...and she has been hounding me for months to update my little blog here. ) It really was a wonderful time to laugh and look at my life and my current circumstances through the amazing lenses of laughter!
I began regailing my sweet friend with all of my latest crises...let me fill you in:
1. We're in the middle of financial crisis...selling vehicles, J's toys (jeep, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc...) If I actually owned anything worth over $100, I'm sure that would be on the auction block too! We're trying to remodel the house to sell...but then where do we live? Why isn't God showing us a sign? Do we move from the area? Do we live in an RV? Do we...what will we...what if....blah blah blah...all those great "grown-up" questions that seem a whole lot bigger with the responsibility of 3 kids.....(Thank you Mom and Dad for buying us groceries!!!) Both J and I agree that a "burning bush" from God would really be helpful right now!!!!
2. My sweet baby dog, Dash, had a moment of uncharacteristic viciousness and disemboweled a neighbor's weiner dog. Poor "Felix" was put down 2 weeks ago, and Dash was quietly and quickly moved to New Mexico to live with J's Granny. He was my baby...not even 2 years old. I cried. So, now we're down to one dog...our faithful doggy companion for 9 years, Sunshine. She's already starting to put on weight...poor thing. Thankfully our neighbor relations are okay...we paid for the vet bill to put Felix to sleep (thank you Jeremy for selling your Jeep!)
3. Lastly, for now, is that a week ago, some poor little ol' lady at church got my Pappy (grandpa) confused with another older man and she started spreading the word that Pap had died. Good Grief! Needless to say, that lead to some very uncomfortable conversations...seeing how Pappy is still alive and well! I think Grandma has even received a couple of Sympathy cards.
While discussing these latest happenings with my friend last night, I was able to laugh. What a gift right now!
I began regailing my sweet friend with all of my latest crises...let me fill you in:
1. We're in the middle of financial crisis...selling vehicles, J's toys (jeep, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc...) If I actually owned anything worth over $100, I'm sure that would be on the auction block too! We're trying to remodel the house to sell...but then where do we live? Why isn't God showing us a sign? Do we move from the area? Do we live in an RV? Do we...what will we...what if....blah blah blah...all those great "grown-up" questions that seem a whole lot bigger with the responsibility of 3 kids.....(Thank you Mom and Dad for buying us groceries!!!) Both J and I agree that a "burning bush" from God would really be helpful right now!!!!
2. My sweet baby dog, Dash, had a moment of uncharacteristic viciousness and disemboweled a neighbor's weiner dog. Poor "Felix" was put down 2 weeks ago, and Dash was quietly and quickly moved to New Mexico to live with J's Granny. He was my baby...not even 2 years old. I cried. So, now we're down to one dog...our faithful doggy companion for 9 years, Sunshine. She's already starting to put on weight...poor thing. Thankfully our neighbor relations are okay...we paid for the vet bill to put Felix to sleep (thank you Jeremy for selling your Jeep!)
3. Lastly, for now, is that a week ago, some poor little ol' lady at church got my Pappy (grandpa) confused with another older man and she started spreading the word that Pap had died. Good Grief! Needless to say, that lead to some very uncomfortable conversations...seeing how Pappy is still alive and well! I think Grandma has even received a couple of Sympathy cards.
While discussing these latest happenings with my friend last night, I was able to laugh. What a gift right now!
Proverbs 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
6 comments:
oh Dena what a life you live! I think you titled you blog just perfectly. That is so funny/sad about the mix up with your grandpa.
Hooray! My persistence in checking your blog every - single - day has paid off! :)
I'm sorry to hear things are so rough right now. I've missed seeing you. I'm bummed I wasn't there to laugh along with you last night, I always miss the good nights!
:) Welcome back. :)
Yeah! Look at how many people, like me, check your blog daily! :) I had so much fun, too, last night. It was so fun to laugh with you while trying to get something accomplished! I wish we could just do it every night...
I love you! :)
I love seeing a little window into the lives of my grandkids and their family.I'm impressed with the quality of your writing Dena!
Oops! I boobooed! I meant to say my name was "Granny Bullock instead of Anonymous
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