I didn't post yesterday because I was so upset that I hid under my new comfy down comforter at 8:00 pm and just went to sleep. Here is my dilemma for this week:
My car started making this awful noise about 2 weeks ago (sounds good, I guess) and I continued driving away. On the way home from work yesterday I decided to tell my husband and he wasn't too thrilled, but oh well. He decided that it sounded like the transmission and lectured me about why I can't wait and yadda yadda yadda. I wasn't too happy when we hung up. No more than 5 minutes later I get a phone call from my daughter who is hysterically crying (first thought, car accident), who tells me that her car has stalled in the turning lane and she doesn't know what to do. I happen to be driving towards her at this very moment (thank you Lord). She gets her car started and we leave it in the Publix shopping center and go home.
Her car is in the shop as I write this, but it isn't a big deal, it will be perfect tomorrow. My car, however, is another story. The cost of a new transmission.....wait for it....... $4000!!!!!! Yes, you read this correctly (do you see why I am depressed?). You see, I have a Saturn (free and clear) and since they no longer are made, parts are very rare. We cannot afford the $4000 and we definitely cannot afford a car payment (a whole different dilemma). So, tomorrow is D-Day (Diagnostics will give us the final word). Please pray for something easy, like spark plugs....... and that the third thing will be a broken fingernail.
Btw, my hubby isn't mad at me anymore (he really never was, but I tend to over exaggerate.
This weekend I took Jessica to the UCF dance team auditions, she of course said she would be ok, no matter what. This, I must tell you, is a mother's worst nightmare. I hate auditions because the outcome might not be what you want to hear and this is why I try to show my strong mommy side, but deep inside, I die a little each time.
Friday went well, she enjoyed the clinic and learned a lot. Small world, my Goddaughter's best friend was there, Jessica recognized her from FB, so they stuck together, meeting for the very first time! That was blessing number one.
Saturday, the first phone call came in at 12:00 noon, she made the first cut, blessing number two. She also informed me that she found a dorm mate! This was huge, definitely, blessing number three!
Saturday, second phone call 5:15 pm, didn't make the cut, come pick me up....... This too was a blessing, as we would later realize, unanswered prayers and all......
So, the real reason God sent us on this journey was to help Jessica realize that she loves dance, no matter where or how she gets to show it off to the world and she has now made a new friend and will be rooming with her come August. They are a match made in (dare I say it, heaven).
So in the words of Garth Brooks:
Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers
Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs
That just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care
Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers
We are off to Orlando for the weekend. Jessica will be auditioning for the dance team at UCF (another college venture that makes me both happy and sad.....). I pray this weekend goes well and that she just enjoys the journey that she is beginning. I will be back Sunday night to let everyone know how it went!
Keep your dancing feet crossed!
I don't know how much more I can take, I lost another 2 nights this week due to migraines. I really don't know how I get through the workday, but I do. My poor kiddies have become accustomed to working with the lights off and speaking in whispers when they know my head is pounding something awful. They are so wonderful during my migraines, I have trained them well :). As soon as I get through the door at home, I have to take my pills and go to bed until the next morning. I pray that the intensity will decrease as time goes on, but for now, I will try to suffer silently (except for my rants here) because I don't know what else to do.
Thanks for listening, again.....
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