over the past week my parents were in town to celebrate easter and spoil pbs. the previous week js got a $92 ticket for "failure to pay full attention while operating his vehicle". we then received one in the mail for $250 from the dc dmv for going 11 miles over the speed limit and not paying within the allotted time. this one was taken by a camera and we did not receive any prior notice that we were going to be fined. js is fighting this one. on good friday, js hit a parked car. he left a note with all our information for the owner of the car but we have not heard anything from them. js called our insurance agent and had them check our car out yesterday. they told us it was $1,000 in damage but we would only have to pay $400. thank god for insurance!
one day while my parents were here we were playing a game in our apartment that we refer to as "window ball". the object is to get at least one ball stuck on the ledge of the window, which is 20+ feet up, and then try to get that ball down without breaking the window in the process. js and my parents were having a great time playing "window ball" when a glass of water spilled on the laptop. i was keeping pbs occupied and out of the way of the flying balls. we dried the laptop off and tried it to see if it worked. it did so we went on about our evening. there were bad storms that night. the next morning my dad tried to use the laptop and it didn't work and hasn't worked since that night of "window ball". js is going to take it to the geek squad this weekend.
is god telling us to slow down? or to not look at buying a house right now? or is he telling us that we need to get a new computer? we do need a new computer but haven't wanted to spend the money to get one yet. we aren't sure right now what he's telling us but i'm sure we'll figure it out soon enough. we have been looking at houses in the last couple of months, so far we haven't found one that we love.
while my parents were in town, my aunt, uncle and some cousins were visiting some other family in the midwest. on their way home, they were in a single car roll-over accident. all were shaken up but fine. my aunt was taken to the hospital for observation and testing. she's fine too. they are all safe at home now. their car is totaled.
to me, this really puts into perspective what is important in life. people are most important. things are replaceable; people are not. this is how i try to live my life knowing that things are just things and i can change my mind about what i have and want. but people are irreplaceable and most important to me. i've lost too many friends and family members to think any differently.
in the last couple of weeks we've had our share of inconveniences and mishaps but if something more had happen to my family i would have been devastated. my parents flew home yesterday. they had a slightly bumpy flight due to the storms that are coming our way but they are home safe now.
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