It ain't Perty

Imagine my excitement when our realtor

called Thursday morning to let us know

that the sale of our home was done!!!!

We would be closing in 10 days!!!

We have been waiting over a year

for this to happen!

(short sale MY BUTT!)

ahem....

scuze me...

just sayin'.

The only way i can explain my delight

is to say..

" a   $375,000 burden had been lifted!"

NOW then...

IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN

THE REALTOR CALLED BACK

3 HOURS LATER...

to announce that  ....

someone had stopped by and called to let him know that..

water was leaking in the kitchen.

wahhhhhhhhhh!!!

"ok.  i can handle this.  i'll just grab

some towels...3...no...5!

yup.  that will be good."

Hubby had just left for a 4 month

stint to work in California.

I don't handle "tragic" very

well on my own....

i had to pick my kids up from school

right then.

I am not a typically "patient" soul.

I was freaking out inside.

"i gotta get there...i gotta get there!!!"

i couldnt get there fast enough.

I am a panicky lil thing.

i reallized at that point that i needed

to say a prayer and ask for some

calm feelings and perhaps some comfort too.

I felt lifted up as i finsihed the prayer.

little did i know that i was really gonna

need that COMFORT and CALM!

an estimated 6-8 days of a waterfall

exploding from a burst pipe in the kitchen ceiling....

the outcome:

2 entire floors of our home destroyed.

flooring, cabinets, walls, ceilings, 2 kitchens

all DESTROYED!

the house has to be gutted ...stripped to it's bones...

and restored.

ohhhh...

i am sooo glad there was not a

camera on me when we entered

the house to find the waterfall...

IT PROBABLY WASN'T PERTY!

i lost it.

thank my Lord above for family

and friends and the power of prayer.

By the grace of God i may get through this

life still.

:)

xoxo  shell