Thirty days of Thankfulness Day 2

Friday morning, I woke up, went downstairs and immediately opened the back door to let Mady out and saw that power lines were strewn across the yard! I went outside to investigate further and saw that my meter box and pole holding the lines had fallen completely away from the house due to rain and rotting wood! Yet the power was still on so I called Alabama Power. I'd already missed so much time from work for other reasons so I went on to work when I found out I didn't have to be there. They called and told me they would have to shut the electricity off and that I needed to call my landlord and have him get an electrician out to repair everything. I did and he did and everything was fixed that day. However, Alabama Power refused to cut the electricity back on until Jefferson County could inspect the work and guess who wouldn't answer the phone all day! 

Talk about ruining a weekend! I had planned to stay shut up in my house all weekend studying! So now I had no electricity and therefore no heat, no internet connection and also needed to get my perishable items to someone else's fridge immediately! 

There was never really any question about where I would go. Unless the landlord was willing to pay for a hotel stay--which he wasn't because it wasn't his fault and he'd done what he was supposed to--so I could stay close to Trussville, then I was staying with my best friend, Dede. And she never questioned it.

I am SO very thankful for her for so much. She took me and the girls in when we had no place else to go. She has shared her wisdom, laughter, spirituality and her door is always open to anyone that needs help. 

We have had a great weekend talking, sharing and doing things together. Even though it wasn't the weekend I planned, it has been one I will treasure forever. Thank you so much, sweet friend!