Somewhere around 2 in the morning Chance starts growling and barked...Mandy woke up to see him in our room facing the doorway and now growling again. He typically comes in and makes noises when he wants outside or something...he didnt appear interested in that suggestion, so Mandy just stayed in bed. a short time later she heard a noise, woke up and asked me if i had heard it...being sound asleep i made some kind of incoherent noise and Mandy laid back down.
I got up at 6 and was getting ready for work when i realized our living room window was propped open FAR more than we had left it...and my cell phone, pocket pc, and keys were now missing.
the short story is someone broke in, while we were sleeping, took those items, left Mandy's phone and purse and was scared away by our dog...and i slept through it, me, the bad sleeper...
so we call the cops and our insurance agent and everything is gonna be ok, because it was just stuff and stuff is replaceable. Our insurance company is actually going to pay for a locksmith to come and re-key our doors, in case you were curious...
the day went on and as i was getting ready for the Steelers our neighbors came over because they wanted to share with me how they had experienced God today. so beautiful...ya see, they had gone downtown to see the woman's brother and decided to stop at Goodwill. There was a man out front with a sign that read Any change helps, will work for food. They began talking and the man said he would do some work for them...they are currently unemployed, so there's nothing they could do on that end. he mentioned to them he was hoping to get a different pair of pants because he had work tomorrow. so, my unemployed neighbors bought him a $10 pair of pants at Goodwill and gave it to him on the way out. "He was doing flips he was so happy, Nick" Jeff said. Now, on their way home they came across a couch, in pretty good shape, and had remembered her brother's friend needed one. So they called her brother, he confirmed and they loaded their truck up with the couch to take it back downtown. And the person paid them $15. "Nick, God gave us the $10 back, plus more! Isn't that awesome!" Yes, yes it is...
So, the Steeler game gets going, Ben starts out shaky, Polamalu is playing like a beast before he gets hurt, but things level out. We've got tons of people over and our doorbell rings...so we yell, come on in...
In walks our neighbors from 2 doors down. Now, we've done all that we can to love on them. he and i have sat and talked about marriage and work struggles, but we haven't been able to convince them to come to a cook-out yet. So Tony and Margo and their 2 youngest walked in...with a box and a card. The box is full of all kinds of foods and the card says 'Deepest Sympathy' on the front, colored with what appear to be tears, and on the inside it says, '...to your family. Nick and Mandy (and doggy!) Sorry that had happened to you guys or anyone! You're awesome people. Wishing you the safest luck from here on out! Sincerely, Margo, Tony and the 3 kiddos!' Another neighbor had told them about last night and they wanted to come show their care. Inside the card was a $20 bill. Praise God! Not for the $20...i wasn't worried about that...praise God that we had connected ENOUGH with them to cause them to want to check on us
And then Hines Ward fumbled, neighbors down the street heard us all yell, checked on us...31 yd. field goal, Steelers win...I go to bed...
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