Happy New Year???

Well, we had a bit of a rough start to the New Year I guess you could say. We got to go on a little date on New Years Eve and had such a great night-- One of my old YW who is in college now said she really wanted to sit so she came and we went! We went to Texas Roadhouse and had the best dinner. We returned home and found that our cute little parakeet had bit the dust. The kids didn't know and we had to break the bad news to them! :( So Sad! They were heart broken and wanted to bury the bird the next morning since it was already so late. So New Years morning Ry went out with them and had a little birdie funeral. (They're doing better now--but oh so hard!) Then that night we had a good night with RY's old high school buddies and went to bed. I got up early the next morning to head to the food co-op to pick up my Bountiful basket! On my way, traveling down Nichols Road in kaysville, I hit black ice and completely slid off the road and into a barbed wire fence, took it down and high centered myself over the snow back and into a large grouping of oak trees! I sat for a few minutes wondering if that really just happened -- after a few minutes I realized, Yes--it really did and now you get to call your husband! Well, would have been nice if I hadn't left my phone at home! Thank heavens for prayer and quick answers to prayer. I had several WONDERFUL people stop and help. THe police came and knew one of the nice helpers and decided not to give me a ticket(Evidentally they're supposed to give a tu=icket no matter what -- even if you aren't speeding!) Silly! But no ticket! Then the other guy had a HUGE truck and pull and pulled me out. Another blessing and then we made sure it was driveable and sure enough it was! WHEW! Poor RY was home with all 4 kiddies trying to make sure I was getting out ok-- Then my cute friend Rach shows up with my basket of produce! She had called my cell and talked to Ry who told her where I was! SO many little blessings though in a rough little circumstance. I decided right then and there to try and recognize the blessings that came from this and there were many. One of my favorite quotes is from Marvin J Ashton. He said, "It is far more important what we do with what happens to us than what happens to us!"
So, is it a Happy New Year? YES it is!!!