Tonight's picture was taken in May of 2007. Pictured with Mattie was Kathy, Mattie's preschool teacher. Mattie loved Kathy, as Kathy is a gifted teacher and truly knows how to engage, inspire, and teach all children. That day, Mattie got to bring a favorite object to class. He chose his jack in the box! I snapped a photo of him explaining how the box worked to Kathy. These were just such simple and beautiful days, a time in my life that I will never forget.
Quote of the day: I had no idea a living being could sustain so much injury and go on living. ~ Yann Martel
Really just dealing with that stress would be enough. But no! My car needed service today, so I was juggling that. I was managing phone calls and other communications today, and fortunately this morning I called Verizon, as I was having cable issues that started last night. In the midst of being on the phone with Verizon (a call that lasted an hour), I received a visit from one of the local artists who worked on two paintings for us. This was a project we decided to do as a family in 2023, in hopes of capturing the beauty of our house and Sunny. Our family room walls are blank because we couldn't agree on what to display. Which is when this artistic project was born. As I told the artist today, her paintings capture a more innocent and happier time in my life. But I truly couldn't talk to her for as long as I wanted to, because I was doing diagnostics with Verizon at the same time. Not having connectivity and cable in my house is a MAJOR problem, so I knew I had to figure this out ASAP!
Any case, the issues were so extensive, that Verizon opened up a ticket today for a technician to visit my house and assess the problem. THANK GOD, is all I can say. Given that I was juggling the car being serviced and Verizon, I knew I had to take my mom out earlier in the day, because I couldn't be far from home. While out with my mom, I got notifications on my phone that the internet in our house was down! Truthfully I knew I was going to be a long day given such alerts! Want to know what happened?
Well with all that digging outside my home, the electric company CUT my Verizon cables. Therefore the house was without Wi-Fi and cable services. I am the ONLY one on the street impacted! If I hadn't called Verizon earlier in the day for a different problem, I would NEVER have gotten a tech appointment this afternoon! It was just sheer luck! I absolutely LOVE Verizon! I have two techs that I refer to as angels. I have their cell numbers and tomorrow, I am calling their boss to sing their praises. When all was said and done today, I had THREE Verizon techs servicing my property. That is how extensive the issues were! Currently I have a temporary cable running across my neighbor's property and throughout mine in order to get Wi-Fi and cable. When the electric company finishes their work, then I will need to get trenches dug to get a permanent cable reconnected to my house.
I just can't make up the constant crises I face! No day is peaceful and by this evening, I was so stressed out, frustrated, and anxious that I didn't know if I was coming or going. Since the techs were with me through dinner time, their wives were calling them. One tech said.... when the wife calls, you have to pick up! Both of them were saying that their wives are what make life worth living. All I could think was.... how beautiful! Devoted men, who are committed to their families and their lives together.
What am I grateful for today? I am grateful for my Verizon angels and my friends who have gifted me DoorDash gift certificates. Literally they have treated me to dinner two nights in a row, as both nights I have been so inundated with problems that there was NO TIME to cook.
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