I was explaining to Susan this afternoon that it seems that most of my life tragedies leave me sitting fatter than the one before. For instance, my most recent vehicle drama.
I hit a deer in the Excursion. It hit squarely in the middle of the front end. The headlights were not even damaged. I couldn't see or hear anything leaking so I drove on. Got home, no leaks, there were a few problems with the gauges and shifting but overall it was fine.
Well, not so much. I drove it to Vernon to drop it off at the body shop and the engine quit. There was smoke, the smell of burnt oil and antifreeze. Not a good sign. Turns out I didn't blow the engine, exactly. I melted everything onto it. I drove roughly 60 miles without water or oil. The gauges were not working so I didn't know there was a problem.
The insurance company is covering the engine but Ford estimated $16,000 to replace the engine and all it's components. Naturally, they totaled the vehicle. I am upset but see the blessing in this little tragedy, with help from Jake. We will be able to buy another Excursion, exactly like this one, Jake already put the deposit down and bought a ticket for Robert to pick it up in Indiana; and have extra money to put on the red truck we recently acquired to make its payments manageable.
The red truck is what this is really all about. I was worried about the payment but now I don't need to. It seems things like this always happens to us. Just when I let go of its importance I am blessed with a much better situation. I feel very lucky and then I feel it's not fair. Jake & I seem to win all the time when others do not. I am very blessed. My husband rocks my world. He is a phenomenal man. My kids, although sick and draining, are everything to me. I don't know how my life could be any better.
On another note, Garrett and Julie (soon to be sister) drove the red truck to us this last weekend. They stayed a few days. It was such a pleasure having them. They are a sweet couple that I enjoy listening to. They remind me of Jake and I with their banter. They are planning their August 1st wedding. We took pictures in Wichita Falls for their invitations. It was fun for me but my batteries died just as we were getting into it. I was really bummed but we did get a few that may work.
I hit a deer in the Excursion. It hit squarely in the middle of the front end. The headlights were not even damaged. I couldn't see or hear anything leaking so I drove on. Got home, no leaks, there were a few problems with the gauges and shifting but overall it was fine.
Well, not so much. I drove it to Vernon to drop it off at the body shop and the engine quit. There was smoke, the smell of burnt oil and antifreeze. Not a good sign. Turns out I didn't blow the engine, exactly. I melted everything onto it. I drove roughly 60 miles without water or oil. The gauges were not working so I didn't know there was a problem.
The insurance company is covering the engine but Ford estimated $16,000 to replace the engine and all it's components. Naturally, they totaled the vehicle. I am upset but see the blessing in this little tragedy, with help from Jake. We will be able to buy another Excursion, exactly like this one, Jake already put the deposit down and bought a ticket for Robert to pick it up in Indiana; and have extra money to put on the red truck we recently acquired to make its payments manageable.
The red truck is what this is really all about. I was worried about the payment but now I don't need to. It seems things like this always happens to us. Just when I let go of its importance I am blessed with a much better situation. I feel very lucky and then I feel it's not fair. Jake & I seem to win all the time when others do not. I am very blessed. My husband rocks my world. He is a phenomenal man. My kids, although sick and draining, are everything to me. I don't know how my life could be any better.
On another note, Garrett and Julie (soon to be sister) drove the red truck to us this last weekend. They stayed a few days. It was such a pleasure having them. They are a sweet couple that I enjoy listening to. They remind me of Jake and I with their banter. They are planning their August 1st wedding. We took pictures in Wichita Falls for their invitations. It was fun for me but my batteries died just as we were getting into it. I was really bummed but we did get a few that may work.
