- SPIKE'S BAD AWFUL DAY -

man, spike sure had 'one of those days' today & he's still not home - he got up a bit late this morning & was trying to get some work done prior to leaving the house - he had to be somewhere about 11:00, but HAD to finish what he was working on (insert stress) - i'd left, but talked to him once on the phone & he just sounded 'busy' (insert stress) - i told him to phone me when he left the house, which he did - he asked me to be praying about some new projects - we're doing fine financially, but with the upcoming house selling, moving into an apartment, building another house, etc., he'll be needing some more projects to come up very soon - he's got at least 5 now that are in the 'ready to sign contracts' stages, but they've just not signed yet & he really needs this to be done soon, just so he can move on without having to think about it all the time (insert stress) - as we're talking on the phone about all this he says, "AHHHHHH MAN!!" - to which i say, "WHAT?" - he says, "i think i just hit a car" - i say, "call me back!" - minutes later he does call to say that he'd to stop on his way to his 11:00 meeting (which remember, he's running late for), at walmart to pick up some 'convention items' as that's where he's headed was to a convention - as he was pulling into his spot, the car next to him hadn't lined up straight & spike cut a bit to close & yep, swiped the side of our van! - he got out & checked & the other car was fine as it was their bumper that was 'hit', but it was rubber so no harm done - but then he looked at our van & he said the trim strip down the side of the van that 'pokes out a bit' has about a 3-4' strip that's paintLESS - luckily it's on the trim strip & not the van door or anything, but it doesn't matter, it's ours & we take care of our things UGH - that devil's sure trying his stuff right now as we've had 3 of the kids all sick with ick (fevers, watery eyes, coughing, sore throats, aching, runny noses, etc.) all on medicines, etc. & we're tired of it! - devil we're not going to back down with what we feel god's called us to do here with this house sell & this house build - you better just back off now as we're not going to! - pray for spike to have a better day tomorrow - he's a great husband, great dad & a great provider - i just love him!

PS after all this happens, he phones to tell me that he'd just spoken with his brother (they work together) that's already at the convention & instead of it starting at 11:00, it didn't even start until 3:00 so in the end, he didn't even need to rush!!
- Lori - [keep smilin']