Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2006. Mattie was four years old. That weekend, we took Mattie for a walk at Scott's Run in Northern Virginia. Mattie loved going to this park, and because of its heavily wooded nature, it stayed cool even in the summer months. I learned to love being outdoors thanks to Mattie. I can't tell you how many nature trails we traversed. Of course, I have no sense of direction, so my trail days are over, as I heavily relied on Peter to navigate, so that I could enjoy the beauty all around us. I just love this photo and seeing Mattie's enjoyment of nature.
Quote of the day: I will never love another. Not like I loved you. I just don’t have the love for it again. ~ Atticus
It was another busy day. I got up at 5:15am, because I had a chimney professional coming over at 8am. In order to get myself ready, chores done, breakfast made, and my dad showered, it takes a lot of advanced planning in order to manage a visitor into our home. I am so glad I changed our chimney service provider, as the last company wasn't as knowledgeable, did not take the time to explain issues or give me a tutorial on how to turn on our gas fireplaces. Why on earth can't it be as easy as flipping a switch? One of our fireplaces requires multiple steps and lighting a pilot light in order to get it to work. I would never have figured it out without Kenny's help. For my local readers, if you are looking for a wonderful and competent chimney and fireplace specialist, I highly recommend Genesis Chimney Services. In addition, I learned that Kenny is very philanthropic, wanted to learn about Mattie Miracle and is interested in a sponsorship. He is our chimney angel for sure.
Later this morning I got a call from Amgen. After a three month nightmare of trying to locate my $1,500 co-pay assistance for Prolia, I think I finally may have resolved the problem. It wouldn't have been without my Amgen Angel, who is based out of Pittsburgh. I got connected to John at the end of June, after practically losing it on the telephone. I was tired of the run around and demanded a supervisor. In came John! John has been championing my case for a month now. I believe a check will be coming to me in a week. I would like to note that I just don't complain, I also write letters when people go above and upon to assist me. Today, I wrote just such a letter to John's boss! So TWO ANGELS IN ONE DAY! I view this as a blessing and I take them when I get them.
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