Part 4 - 0f the "Flooded House"

( Just a reminder photo from Part l of the story)

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Good Afternoon Sweet Friends,

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Hope you are having a good day!!

Mine has been quiet and contemplative!!

It was not the day I had planned, but that is

okay, it is the day God had for me,

and it has been good!

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Well, on with the rest of the story.

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I remember hearing my daughter say one morning,

who had really been a trooper thru this ordeal,

"If I get out of bed one more time and hear the

crinkle of paper, I think I am gonna scream".

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I died laughing, but she was quite serious,

she was a Senior in High School then,

so when I broke the news they were coming

in a few days to start putting the laminate

in she was a happy camper to say the least.

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A few days later, she was off to school knowing

that they were coming to do the floors and

couldn't wait to get home to see them.

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The floor man arrived, and much to my

surprise, he didn't even start the installation.

He decided to concrete the existing floor, because

there were some spots that weren't perfectly level.

I thought the plan was to remove the existing

floor, but he insisted this was the best way

and that it provided an extra moisture barrier,

yada yada!! Who knows if that was true but

it did sound logical!

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So he proceeds with his plan, finishes up

and leaves with plans to come back the

next day. Not too long, after he leaves

DeeAnna, comes home from school and

brings her friend in to see the floor, and

it was the ugliest mess you have ever seen.

He mixed the concrete right on the floor water

and all, so we had these huge ugly black spots

all over the place (they were gray once they dried)

but not any less ugly I might add.

To say she was disappointed would be an

understatement, as well, so was her Mom,

I am thinking I keep thinking our house is

gonna look better and it just seems to get

worse. Plus now, I had concrete dust every

where in the existing rooms, but figured no

reason to mess with it cause he will be back

tomorrow and who knows what surprises

we have in store for tomorrow.

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Tomorrow did come........... and the floors

did get laid by two fellows, they were

very hardworking, nice and respectful,

so ordered some pizza for them for lunch.

The installers really did an outstanding job on

the floors. and we think the floors are

beautiful and are such a blessing.

We used to have to mop our old floors,

and I have lower back problems so,

everytime I did the floors I would

stress my back, so the new floor is

so easy to clean, and has made such

a difference, and has been a tremendous

blessing especially to my back!!

They are also easy on your feet

because they have some sort of padding

underneath so they give as you walk.

Dee had wanted us to get tile, but

I have friends that have it and wish

they had never put it down.

So decided to learn from their

experience.

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Well, we now have new floors, but

we already had a floor before that,

so now we are still in need of carpeting.

Course, don't get me wrong we were

certainly happy about the new floors!

Ecstatic would be the best word!!

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So will share that in part 5, I guess!!

This is taking way longer than I expected,

hang in there with me!!

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One thing I did want to share, was that some

of you made the statement about us having

a good attitude. Thank you for your kind

comments. Let me tell you how that happened,

quick as I can.......... In Jan. of the same year,

I had a pinched nerve, if you have had one

you know how excruciating that can be.

Well, I was having a hard time, and wondering

Lord, what did I do, am I being disciplined

for some reason and I kept asking but got

no answers. Somehow, don't really remember

how, but I got my hands on a little book

by Bruce Wilkerson, called "Secrets of the Vine",

and it is another one of those books that is

just so helpful in a hard time. Anyway, he

talks about the difference between being

disciplined and pruned and how to tell the

difference, cause sometimes they feel

the same. He talked about attitude and

how sometimes the Lord was testing us,

and that our attitude was important.

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So by the time July 28th rolled around

and the flood happened, I had read

that book several times and the Lord had

prepared me well, and since I

had that knowing this was from the

Lord, I felt it was my time to shine,

and to keep a good attitude.

So I considered it to be a test, in anything

adverse or bad that happened. We prayed

for the Lord to help me remember that

people were watching our reactions,

and that we would continuously have a good

attitude, and I truly believe the Lord

blessed that patience and perseverance

in so many ways.

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Well folks, this is it for today!

Hope you truly have a restful evening,

can't believe it is Wednesday already,

course, it went by fast cause of labor Day.

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Blessings and Hugs,

Nellie