On June 20th we received word from the insurance company that the van was totalled. Of course, we had little money given to us & needed immediate replacement - with NO payment plan. We still owe for Curtis' vehicle and knew we couldn't do that. So, we shopped & on June 25th - we were thanking Jesus for a Honda CRV. Yes, it's older and yes it has more miles than the van. And we are still thanking Jesus for the Honda CRV! Ya never know, if we'd kept the van - it might've needed a major repair that cost more than it was worth. The good Lord helped us replace it!
So before we went shopping and found the CRV - a baby chick was born!
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| Chloe has a new hobby - she's now Mama Chick! |
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| It started with some eggs gathered at a farm. All the sudden, we heard 'chirp, chirp' and decided we were NOT eating those eggs! Heat lamp was put in place & out of all those eggs - ONE chick hatched! |
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| Meet "Floppy" - a Skinned Neck (aka Naked Neck) Chicken! |
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| She's a good momma chick ;0) She named the chick Floppy - because we don't know if it's a male or a female & it does flop around a lot :-) |
Well, that's how we ended June. And, then came July..........
Curtis was driving his truck home from work and a truck pulled out in front of him. They did not have insurance. Thankfully, we do. Just hard to swallow that I went 28 years without filing an insurance claim - and BAM, had to file 2 in a row! They did repair the truck - but we had to go ahead and pay the deductible up front - and wait for it to be reimbursed. Got the truck home for 2 days and the wheel bearing went out - almost $400 for repair. Good thing the Lord doesn't give us more than we can handle! I'm happy to report we were reimbursed the deductible - finally..... (just now happened, in August).....
SO - the moral of the story of Vehicle, Vehicle & a Baby Chick? I don't really know.... But, I do know I'm thankful for the Honda CRV, thankful Curtis wasn't injured in the wreck, thankful I had chosen uninsured motorist coverage (which is how we finally got the reimbursement check). Certainly did a lot of praying in June and July. ;) Maybe that's why we were blessed with "New Life" in a little chick form. Floppy is a welcome, happy addition to our home. He/She is getting Big! Gotta get more pics and post them.
Guess that's all for now............ More to come..............
2 comments:
I LOVE THIS POST! You had me not knowing whether to laugh or to cry with all the ups and downs and curves you've spun around. ☺ Imagine that!?! Twenty eight years without an insurance claim. That wonderful. So sorry you have had these problems but I am delighted that you, my daughter, know how to handle them. And that Chloe and her chick, Floppy! What a story. Looking forward now to seeing more pictures of her/him! Love you.
I cannot say how proud I am to be great-aunt to Floppy the chick. Hope it is doing well. Chloe seems to be a fine little farm hand. Maybe she can come up next summer and we can go farm hunting. She will know where to put some chickens. :)
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