Okay, so I'm thinkin' that you are probably saying to yourself....."Self, really is she out of her mind? Does she realize she just posted a picture of an ugly lookin' shrub? Where's the deal?" Well, I have answers for you....
1. No, I am not out of my mind, in my opinion (others may say different). :)
2. Yes, I do realize I posted a picture of my ugly lookin' shrub, which is not-so-ugly anymore.
3. Well, let me tell you this "ugly lookin' shrub," I think, helped to save me a lot of bucks!
Okay, so Blakey and I headed out today, before the storm. I needed to get some fresh fruit as we were running low. So, we were out and about doin' our thang. Today, in our neighborhood, it is garbage day. So, my cans were sitting out and whatnot. Anyway, we came home to try to pull into our driveway and our trash can is smack-dab, right in the middle of my driveway, on it's side, which it is not where it was this morning when we left. So, I get out and move it so I can pull in. Then, I look over and the recycle bin is lying in the middle of my front yard, on its side, which, again, is not where it was this morning when I left. So, I'm thinking to myself "boy, the Waste Management people were REALLY aggressive today," which still does not make sense. I'm all confused. The BIG doggies (German Shepards) next door are having a hay day. They are barking like they do not normally bark. Something is going on, but I can't figure it out as I am REALLY confused and THEY are being LOUD, which is quite unusual for them.
Anyway, I get out of my grocery getter (my AWESOME minivan) and start looking at my yard....THERE ARE TIRE TRACKS IN MY FRONT YARD, WITH DUG UP DIRT!!! So, I am standing there in disbelief, STILL trying to figure out what when on as now that I am looking, as you can see in the picture below, THESE TIRE TRACKS ARE ONLY INCHES FROM MY HOUSE!!!!
I really really believe that my "ugly" bush helped to stop a car from coming right into the middle of my front room! I can tell the bush is misplaced and uprooted a little. Anyway, I am STILL in disbelieve and now I'm shaking as this is just INCHES from the front of my house! I notice now that the nice lady from across the street is coming over. I asked her if she saw what happened. She says, "I just got off of the phone with the police and they are on their way. I did see some of what happened. I had heard a loud noise and came running out and this little blue Honda was in your yard. He came RIGHT up to your bushes! He reversed it and took off!" So, the police were on their way. In the meantime, I'm chattin' it up with her and just shaking and trying to hold my composure, because this could have been soooooooo much worse. Right? I AM irritated, but that's okay. The police come and grab a piece of something that fell off of this person's car. I asked him if there was something more I needed to do. He, of course, said no. I mean REALLY there are just tire tracks. Not much more could really or needed really to be done. Anyway, he did say that they were obviously going way too fast and that the de-icer that they laid down this morning made things a little slicker for him. Oh, and that it looks like a lot of damage was done to the car. :)
So, I look at it like this....I don't know about you, but I know that the grass, for me, is ALWAYS greener on the other side. Well, today I look at it as I'm on the other side. Things could have been soooooo much more worse. I could have a big hole in my front room. I could have had to put out lots of money, because of someone else being reckless, or somebody could have been hurt (people walk in front of my house all the time). You name it, it could have been A LOT worse. I mean I do have damage to my yard and my AWESOME ugly lookin' shrub, BUT it could have been sooooo much worse.
My shrub saved me lots of money today and therefore gave me an AWESOME deal!
I just wanted to take the time and share my "little" story with you and remind you, as I was reminded, that things could always be so much worse.
I know, for me, I have so much to be thankful for.
Anyway, I hope you all are having a GREAT day and I wanted you to know that I am thankful for you all (AND my "ugly" shrub)!
Cheryl
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