before i launch into the story of the evening- i need to do two things:
1. Dad... Happy Father's Day! with everything that happened during mom's visit- i didn't get to do say it with a pic (on the old comp) and blog flare...but!!! i love you tons and miss you terribly! i haven't heard a word about the latest test- so keep me in the 'know'- k? (and following this post i am going to catch up on the fam's blogs- it's just possible that you have already shared. :)
2. Mom... what a trouper you are! leaving your torn up home, dad and his test, just to wander into my home- saving puppies and playing nurse to my possible salmonella poisoning. i walked into walmart tonight and saw dunkin' donuts and nearly burst into tears that you never got your breakfast there! i'm sorry that things were as they were. very. sorry. :(
mom- thanks so much for all of it- and i love and appreciate you tons!
give me your poor:
after a shoot at elm fork, i left with howard following behind in his car to find something to eat. the place where we were headed was close by but was also closed when we got there. as i was slowing down to discover this, a woman in a pink suit stuck out her thumb to hitch a ride.
normally i wouldn't have stopped- but howard was behind me and so i rolled the window down and asked where she was headed.
long story short (maybe) she was headed to a church (car in shop) to ask for help paying her hotel bill (getting paid on tues) and was in this predicament because of a bad divorce.
she was hungry (hadn't eaten in two days) so i ran her through jack in the box for a combo.
second stop was a church that turned out to be spanish speaking.
third stop was a church (mind you this was a sunday) that had a youth group and youth pastor- but no one else. after it became clear to me that she wouldn't be getting any help, i pulled him aside and said- 'really, i'm just looking for the movie ending here. what am i supposed to do now?'
meanwhile she meandered around eating her fries and shake.
in the end, she asked for money (she got her meal and the change for a $20.00) from me and a $20. from Howard and then asked to be dropped off at the bus stop (which i realized could have happened to begin with). and she wanted the receipt for the food (which i figured a day later was probably to return the untouched hamburger).
notable: she said the Lord's Prayer over her meal and then said her own prayer. she repeatedly said, 'God bless you' and waved goodbye until i drove out of sight.
we all know that i have no idea if she spoke one word of truth to me.
give me your... lost animals...! the night mom flew in, and after the baptism we attended for a teen in our ward, and while we were trying to get a meal for the day- a cute puppy landed in our laps.
i scooped her up and directly drove around to try to find his owner.
no luck.
found the police and asked for shelter info- it was the w/e- no luck.
asked the police if he would take him- no luck.
drove to petco and begged a puppy sitter while i ran em and mom across the street to get food (this could be the 'tired and hungry' part), then returned to plop $45. on the counter to help a puppy survive the w/e at our home.
she didn't sleep- i didn't either- but next morning the happy owner and the happy puppy reunited.
that evening...:
the salmonella poisoning hit.
taylor's graduation day and i'm sicker than sick. but i peeled myself off my pillow and went. my next post will be about taylor and his graduation! (are you still with me? even i am getting bored at this point!!!)
tonight i was four houses away from being home when i spotted a baby walking on the sidewalk. i looked around and saw no parent- so i pulled over. (yes, this is the lost children part)
at this point i still couldn't spot anyone missing a child so i held the child and called 911.
the officer insisted that i stick around even if the parent appeared so we walked up and down the sidewalk looking for a mommy or daddy or a police car.
they all appeared at once.
i hope that was a happy ending- it's hard to know the circumstances!
but (seriously) i'm thinking about not going anywhere for days to avoid any more of rhonda trying to save the world.
after all- i'm not tall and green and standing in a bay. lol....
p.s. check out the pics below- our new puppy!
4 comments:
Oh Rhonda, she's so cute! I wish I could have met her and bonded some. I just want you to know that I had a wonderful time and I loved being with all of you. On the way home, I got to thinking that you probably did have salmonella poisoning--duh! With all this tomato thing going on, it must have been. I'm just glad you didn't end up in the hospital like so many others. I guess the numbers are still rising too. Poor Darlene--having to miss her daughter's graduation because of it. Anyway, isn't being healthy great? I love you and can't wait to see all of you again. And as for saving the world--it's a good thing the world has you! Mom
A day in the life of Rhonda... entertaining as always!! You are always so kind to help others. In every one of those circumstances, those people (or animals) were lucky to be found by you. So sorry you were sick. For once, I have been glad to not like tomatoes!!
BTW, it's like... Tag, you're it. Meaning, you take the questions, and apply them to you and post it on your blog. Don't feel like you have to do it though, it's just for fun. Love ya!
It's hard to believe one girl could have so many interesting adventures in such a short time. I'm glad, though, you had the courage to do the right thing in each one of these cases. I wish we could all follow your example more often. And that lady may not have been telling you the truth, but you did what the Lord would want you to do. That's what matters. I know the Lord takes note of these expressions of the heart. Somehow, some way, the blessings will flow into your life and fill your soul with gladness. I think I'm safe to say that is a promise.
Sure do love you. And, I'm looking forward to spending some serious time together in July. :-)
Dad
Adventures in the Land of Rhondonia! This is the title of a very good read--in fact, it is a NYT best seller! When asked if it is a fictional adaptation of real life experiences, the author winked and smiled then stated that she didn't need to fictionalize anything.
You are amazing.
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