Wed., 10/30/24, Nice 77 degree day, read Bible on the deck, cut down lots of plants, loaded them into 5 yard waste containers, went to Culver’s, went to Melissa’s, hit a deer on my way home

Kit Kat laying by me while I read my Bible.  I read it out loud.  I told her she was blessed because she lives in the home of the righteous! 

Bill got a phone call from Bill from the U.P.  We both got up then.  It was almost 9.  He worked on his John Deere, but couldn’t get it working, so he took it in.  I ate cereal for breakfast, then went out on the deck and sat on the swing to read my Bible and drink my coffee.  After that I did my therapy exercises.   I went outside and cut down the plants in my flower garden that needed to be cut down.  Bill came outside when I was almost done and asked if I wanted him to cut the ones around his shed and the house down.  I showed him which ones and he used his hedge trimmers and cut the ones needed down.  I got two yard wastes cans of stuff from my small garden.  I was tired, so went in to rest for a while.   I talked to Kimmy and Vikki who were busy at Vikki’s working on Eli’s costume he’s wearing tomorrow night.  After my rest, I filled three more yard waste cans from around his shed and the house by the back door of the garage.  I came in and rested for a few minutes, then we went to Culver’s for burgers, split a small fry and had concrete mixers.  We came home and on the way called Melissa to see if her electricity came back on.  It went out at 3.  It was 7:30.  She had wet laundry that needed to be dried and had hoped it would be on before now so she could get it dried.  I told her I would come get it and dry it for her.  We were almost home, so I dropped Bill off and then went to pick it up.  Jack and Evan carried it out to my car for me.  I left and was driving down Brockway....35 miles an hour, and a road in town.  I looked out the passenger window and saw a deer facing me.  I was hoping it would stay put until I got by it, but I heard a thump and knew it didn’t wait.  I didn’t stop because I know they don’t do anything about deer anyhow.  I was praying there wasn’t much damage and called Bill when I was just about to pull in the driveway, so he would come out and check it over with me and be moral support.    

The only damage, was above the tire where the seam was.  It popped out a little, so Bill popped it back in.  There is a tiny scratch up and to the right of the seam too.  Very thankful that was all of the damage.  Thanking Jesus lots and lots.

I started drying the laundry and called the girls to let them know what happened and let Melissa know there wasn’t much damage.