Day 5, 30 Days of Thankfulness

Today I am thankful for a new day. New starts. New opportunities. Yesterday was one of those days when nothing seemed to go right. First thing was a dead battery in the Jeep. Jim put it into neutral and pushed it close to the motorhome battery, so he could jumpstart it. It didn't want to start or stay running. The old  Jeep (1998 with 160,000+ miles) has a new battery, so we feared it had serious electrical issues. Finally got it running. We figured out, the seatbelt got stuck in the door when it closed, and it kept the overhead light on all night. Blessing - the car charged up and is running fine.

Then we'd lost a nut on Jim's bike fender, so the fender fell off. Blessing - it didn't fall off while we traveled. It waited until he took it off the bike rack.

Can't get cable TV working. As Jim tried to hook it up, he discovered an antenna wire was very hot. Blessing - he discovered it before it started a fire. Porch light not working. Hot water heater won't work on AC. Blessing - it does work on propane, so we have hot water. Leak on accessory hose for toilet. Refrigerator suddenly quit working on AC. Blessing - it came back on when we turned off a heater. Both key fobs stopped working on motorhome. Blessing - new batteries fixed them. Jim forgot to pack a box of my books. Oh well. They'll still be there when we get home in the spring.

And the topper - we got a parking ticket in Olympia because we didn't have enough change. Gary's insurance appointment took 50 minutes, and we only had 35 minutes on the meter. Oops. So we are making a $15.00 donation to the City of Olympia. A dollar a minute. Pretty expensive parking. There must be a blessing there somewhere.

Today, we get to see Laura. Tonight, we get to watch a Tumwater High soccer game. They are playing District Playoffs. Kathryn is on the team. She shares the goalie position with another player, so I hope she gets to play tonight. Go Thunderbirds!!!

Wendy Beeghley Photography