Really Bad Day - part 2 (part V of the journal)
Really Bad Day! Part 2
6 months ago
So, I told my son to go to the back room and get some wood. I though that I could put some wood on top of the missing tiles, which might stop the leak, at least, until I figured out what more I could do. I also told my son to get some plastic bags, while he was at it. My son returned with the items and climbed onto the roof along side of me. I wrapped the wood with the plastic bags and placed each one, carefully, over the rain-filled areas that didn't have any tiles.
Mind you, I hate heights, but I wasn't aware of just how much I hated them, until yesterday. As I was standing on the roof, attempting to fix what I could, I began hearing loud booms. I glanced down the block and as I did, I could see the lightning which was gleefully, dancing down the streets below me. I was on a very wet roof, with lots of metal around me, and a huge tree that was extremely close to my home. Visions of lightning hitting the tree raced through my mind. It didn't take much for me to realize a roof was not a good place to be in the middle of a lightning storm.
I figured I better get down. My son proceeded to show me how to get down. But, I was terrified to even make the attempt to follow in tow. I sat on the top of the roof, not knowing what to do. I told my son I couldn't jump from one roof to the other, as he had, because I was too short and I have dystonia. I would have never made it, and I knew it. I pondered jumping, anyway, due to the danger involved with the lightning, but fear set deep inside of me.
Only, I wasn't sure of which fear was worse -- the fear of sitting on a wet roof in the middle of a lightning storm, or the fear of jumping off that roof and taking a chance on seriously hurting myself.
I finally asked my son to go get the ladder and set it up directly under the roof area. I was going to attempt to climb down from my carport roof, which was just a few feet above the ladder. I figured I could easily do that. That was until I got to the carport area. I sat down in an attempt to reach for the ladder, but I couldn't turn around, no matter how hard I tried. I was frozen with fear!
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Really Bad Day! Part 2
6 months ago
I asked my son to get my daughter from inside the house, figuring maybe if she was holding the ladder, I would feel more secure, but even that didn't work. I still couldn't do it! The rain was starting to pick up a bit, too, and I was beginning to get wet. Naturally, that increased the anxiety I was already feeling.
Of course, both of my children thought the whole scene was funny. They didn't realize how much danger I was in, due to the storm, and I wasn't about to tell them.
I was sitting there, my neighbor's truck pulled up into his yard. The kids were still laughing. My legs dangled from the roof and my hands held tightly to the metal areas around me. My neighbor, realizing the situation, asked me if I wanted a larger ladder. I smiled and jumped at the chance. I knew if I had a larger ladder, I could get off that roof. He put it up against the roof wall, and I reached around slowly, putting one leg on it, and turning my body around. Even that was very scary to me. I explained to him that I was terrified of heights. I suspect he already knew that by the look on my face. I thanked him, over and over again. I didn't think about it then, but later I thought, God sends angels when you least expect them. He was one of the angels God sent to help me, yesterday. But, not the only one!
As the day progressed, I called my friend and told him of my roof woes. I guess God decided to take pity on me, because he sent, yet, another angel my way. Late afternoon, my friend called me up. He told me of a conversation he had with his brother.
Apparently, his brother had picked up a roofing job. My friend asked his brother if he might have some extra materials left over from the job. His response was "more than likely". Well, my friend informed him of my situation. His brother knew I didn't have the money to pay for repairs. So, he 'offered' to fix the roof over the next few days, for a hundred dollars. However, money is very tight for me, and I couldn't even afford the hundred dollars, but my friend offered to pay close to half of it, even though he didn't have very much, himself. I can't tell you how grateful I was. The roof problem was tentatively solved.
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Really Bad Day! Part 3
6 months ago
Then, 'my' brother out of the blue called me up. I started telling him of my woes with the attorney. He said that I could do all kinds of things, but I would have to file the paperwork, etc. I had no idea how to do that, considering I'm a bumbling idiot when it came to legal paperwork. He could tell I was upset, but told me that he couldn't do much from there, as we weren't in the same counties.
Anyway, I figured God just didn't want me fighting this, and whatever he had in store for me, he had in store for me. Thus, I would accept that, even if it meant going without whatever we had to go without.
I asked my brother, though, if I could use a paralegal. He said, I could, but the paralegal wouldn't show up in court for me...I would have to do that myself. Like I know anything about showing up in court by myself? Then, my brother (who is in the same field as my attorney) came up with another idea, but when I presented it to my attorney, she refused it.
Yesterday was a bad day. Today is a new one! All I can do is pray that everything works out. You know, before the economy hit its low, everything was looking up. But, now, I have little to look forward to. Nonetheless, I suspect I'm not the only one. And, I can always see where God has his hand in my life. For that, I'm very grateful.
I believe He sends his angels to help, all the time. But, sometimes, we don't see them, because they come in the form of friends and family. I suspect that if you look back on your life, you might see some of those angels, too.
By the way, if you know of anyone that has a typing job they need done, I'm available to do any type, and I'm fast! All one needs to do is scan in written docs or make a recording of anything, and I can do the rest. Think about it -- you can save on hiring secretaries. :) I'm a computer whiz, too. I can fix just about anything to do with hardware or software. I'm also great at teaching Math, Language Arts, Computers and Art, and I can do it online. Oh, and I type very quickly (75 - 80 wpm) too, as you can probably tell by my journal entries.
I'm also available to do create flash presentations, banner creations and artwork, and I'm not expensive. You can see some of my photography and paintings on my tagged site, in the photos area. Just think about it, you'll be helping the handicapped. ;)
6 months ago
So, I told my son to go to the back room and get some wood. I though that I could put some wood on top of the missing tiles, which might stop the leak, at least, until I figured out what more I could do. I also told my son to get some plastic bags, while he was at it. My son returned with the items and climbed onto the roof along side of me. I wrapped the wood with the plastic bags and placed each one, carefully, over the rain-filled areas that didn't have any tiles.
Mind you, I hate heights, but I wasn't aware of just how much I hated them, until yesterday. As I was standing on the roof, attempting to fix what I could, I began hearing loud booms. I glanced down the block and as I did, I could see the lightning which was gleefully, dancing down the streets below me. I was on a very wet roof, with lots of metal around me, and a huge tree that was extremely close to my home. Visions of lightning hitting the tree raced through my mind. It didn't take much for me to realize a roof was not a good place to be in the middle of a lightning storm.
I figured I better get down. My son proceeded to show me how to get down. But, I was terrified to even make the attempt to follow in tow. I sat on the top of the roof, not knowing what to do. I told my son I couldn't jump from one roof to the other, as he had, because I was too short and I have dystonia. I would have never made it, and I knew it. I pondered jumping, anyway, due to the danger involved with the lightning, but fear set deep inside of me.
Only, I wasn't sure of which fear was worse -- the fear of sitting on a wet roof in the middle of a lightning storm, or the fear of jumping off that roof and taking a chance on seriously hurting myself.
I finally asked my son to go get the ladder and set it up directly under the roof area. I was going to attempt to climb down from my carport roof, which was just a few feet above the ladder. I figured I could easily do that. That was until I got to the carport area. I sat down in an attempt to reach for the ladder, but I couldn't turn around, no matter how hard I tried. I was frozen with fear!
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Really Bad Day! Part 2
6 months ago
I asked my son to get my daughter from inside the house, figuring maybe if she was holding the ladder, I would feel more secure, but even that didn't work. I still couldn't do it! The rain was starting to pick up a bit, too, and I was beginning to get wet. Naturally, that increased the anxiety I was already feeling.
Of course, both of my children thought the whole scene was funny. They didn't realize how much danger I was in, due to the storm, and I wasn't about to tell them.
I was sitting there, my neighbor's truck pulled up into his yard. The kids were still laughing. My legs dangled from the roof and my hands held tightly to the metal areas around me. My neighbor, realizing the situation, asked me if I wanted a larger ladder. I smiled and jumped at the chance. I knew if I had a larger ladder, I could get off that roof. He put it up against the roof wall, and I reached around slowly, putting one leg on it, and turning my body around. Even that was very scary to me. I explained to him that I was terrified of heights. I suspect he already knew that by the look on my face. I thanked him, over and over again. I didn't think about it then, but later I thought, God sends angels when you least expect them. He was one of the angels God sent to help me, yesterday. But, not the only one!
As the day progressed, I called my friend and told him of my roof woes. I guess God decided to take pity on me, because he sent, yet, another angel my way. Late afternoon, my friend called me up. He told me of a conversation he had with his brother.
Apparently, his brother had picked up a roofing job. My friend asked his brother if he might have some extra materials left over from the job. His response was "more than likely". Well, my friend informed him of my situation. His brother knew I didn't have the money to pay for repairs. So, he 'offered' to fix the roof over the next few days, for a hundred dollars. However, money is very tight for me, and I couldn't even afford the hundred dollars, but my friend offered to pay close to half of it, even though he didn't have very much, himself. I can't tell you how grateful I was. The roof problem was tentatively solved.
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Really Bad Day! Part 3
6 months ago
Then, 'my' brother out of the blue called me up. I started telling him of my woes with the attorney. He said that I could do all kinds of things, but I would have to file the paperwork, etc. I had no idea how to do that, considering I'm a bumbling idiot when it came to legal paperwork. He could tell I was upset, but told me that he couldn't do much from there, as we weren't in the same counties.
Anyway, I figured God just didn't want me fighting this, and whatever he had in store for me, he had in store for me. Thus, I would accept that, even if it meant going without whatever we had to go without.
I asked my brother, though, if I could use a paralegal. He said, I could, but the paralegal wouldn't show up in court for me...I would have to do that myself. Like I know anything about showing up in court by myself? Then, my brother (who is in the same field as my attorney) came up with another idea, but when I presented it to my attorney, she refused it.
Yesterday was a bad day. Today is a new one! All I can do is pray that everything works out. You know, before the economy hit its low, everything was looking up. But, now, I have little to look forward to. Nonetheless, I suspect I'm not the only one. And, I can always see where God has his hand in my life. For that, I'm very grateful.
I believe He sends his angels to help, all the time. But, sometimes, we don't see them, because they come in the form of friends and family. I suspect that if you look back on your life, you might see some of those angels, too.
By the way, if you know of anyone that has a typing job they need done, I'm available to do any type, and I'm fast! All one needs to do is scan in written docs or make a recording of anything, and I can do the rest. Think about it -- you can save on hiring secretaries. :) I'm a computer whiz, too. I can fix just about anything to do with hardware or software. I'm also great at teaching Math, Language Arts, Computers and Art, and I can do it online. Oh, and I type very quickly (75 - 80 wpm) too, as you can probably tell by my journal entries.
I'm also available to do create flash presentations, banner creations and artwork, and I'm not expensive. You can see some of my photography and paintings on my tagged site, in the photos area. Just think about it, you'll be helping the handicapped. ;)
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