Monday Wash Day

Lord, help me wash away all my selfishness and vanity, so I may serve you with perfect humility through the week ahead.


Tuesday Ironing Day

Dear Lord, help me iron out all the wrinkles of prejudice I have collected through the years so that I may see the beauty in others.


Wednesday Mending Day

O God, help me mend my ways so I will not set a bad example for others.

Thursday Cleaning Day

Lord Jesus, help me to dust out all the many faults I have been hiding in the secret corners of my heart.


Friday Shopping Day

O God, give me the grace to shop wisely so I may purchase eternal happiness for myself and all others in need of love.


Saturday Cooking Day

Help me, my Savior, to brew a big kettle of brotherly love and serve it with clean, sweet bread of human kindness.


Sunday The Lord's Day

O God, I have prepared my house for you. Please come into my heart so I may spend the day and the rest of my life in your presence.


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"Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

There is no limit to your success, as long as God gets the credit......

"When someone shows you who they are, believe them"

What Your Shamrock Says About You

You are a high achiever. Success comes fairly easy for you. At times, you can be slow to act. You don't like to be outside your comfort zone. You don't really consider yourself a lucky person. In your view, people create their own luck. You are stylish, in a classic sort of way. You are particular about how you like things.

Are you wearing green today?

The client/friend/body shop owner, Ron, came to my office first thing cuz he wanted to be here before the adjuster/appraiser arrived to do his assessment. He was making all sorts of calls but was getting over the value limit for repairs/replacement parts...not good. He said he'd just have to cut back on his pricing some to meet the thresh hold. *whew* It sure pays to know people!!!

The appraiser came at 9:00. He was very nice & easy to work with. He said there is only cosmetic damage & no frame or structural damage, so he had no problem with not totaling it out. He wrote up his estimate based on Ron's estimate, cut me a check, & gave me the paper work. He said if we found any further damage, just to let him know & he'll take care of it!

I can also get a rental car while mine is in the shop, but I don't think B can drive a rental due to his age. He would have to drive my newer car & me drive the rental. Plus, with no collision coverage on my insurance for the van, I'd have to pay for the rental company's collision insurance coverage.

So, I'm thinking no rental. B will just have to be without a ride for next week while the repairs are being made. This is an inconvenience for all of us cuz he drives he & Tay to school, then himself to physical therapy right after school. Now we'll have to get his step mom to run him to therapy straight from school, & me pick him up on my way from work. Hopefully he'll be finished when I get there cuz Tay has games at 4:30 & I can barely get there on time as it is.

Anyhoo, I'm relieved. Thank you, Lord!! Thank you, Jesus!!

I finally heard from the adjuster for my claim from B's accident the other day. He'll have it assigned to an appraiser to come out & make an estimate of damages - & will write me a check right there. That part is great news! But....

My van is a 2000 model with 182,000 (yes, you read that right!) miles on it!! I'm SO afraid they will want to total my van. If the cost to repair is 70-75% or more of the actual cash value, they'll total it out. He smashed the rear bumper completely in, the back hatch door is smashed, the front bumper has a hole it in, & the grill just above the bumper has been pulled down a bit. Sounds like it'll be too much for them to want to pay to repair. They'll pay me for the ACV of the van, & then take the van to sale as salvage. It drives fine! I can't replace the car for what they would probably pay me. I'm sure it'd be about $1,000 - or maybe a bit more, if I'm lucky.

I've taken VERY good care of that with it being serviced, etc. It had new timing put on it 2 years ago & is in good mechanical condition per my mechanic (that just retired). He said it should last me for many more miles...

*sigh* I know how this show works & I'm afraid I'm NOT going to like what the outcome will be. It really sucks to have a perfectly good, running vehicle & someone come along & then it's gone & you're out a car....

*double sigh*

***UPDATE:

A customer of mine has a body shop & is going to help me out. He told me to have the the appraiser meet me at his shop - even if it's after hours. He'll talk to the appraiser & go from there. It he wants to total it, we'll ask about doing a "contract price" to fix it - meaning that the shop agrees to fix the vehicle for a set price. This is what he does is buy totalled vehicles, repair them to be inspected with a clear title, & then resale. So, this might be my best bet. The kids would like that so they don't have to drive mom's minivan....

It's a shame that I had a perfectly good vehicle & might be out one just like that.