So glad the storms have calmed, Dale. Been there done a lot of that, but thank God have been spared those three magical words. A friend bought an SUV at an auction and had that happen on the third day he owned the vehicle. Here's hoping the FAV will recover well.

Family has got to be one of the most benevolent of God's gifts to us. Having leaned on mine quite a bit over the past few years, I can appreciate them so much more than before. Hope everything turns out even better from now on!

Daisy
Daisy | 03.12.06 - 5:23 pm | #

Another bright side to look on:

You've got Lent covered, buddy.

Glad things worked out OK.

Ian
SecretAgentMan | Homepage | 03.12.06 - 6:42 pm | #

Nice to hear from you!

. . . and you survived to tell the tale. Thanks be to God!

You can get your finalist button from Jeff Miller: curtjester@gmail.com

I'll keep the prayers coming.

Peace,

Mark
Mark Mossa, SJ | Homepage | 03.12.06 - 7:10 pm | #

... Rupprecht The Monkey Boy ...

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

And: oy vey. Glad you're still hanging in there. Prayers continuing, let us know if, yadda yadda yadda etc....


peace,
Zach Frey | Homepage | 03.12.06 - 9:16 pm | #

Drats, Zach beat me to naming who Rupprecht is. That just happens to be a reference I use ALL the time for dolts.

Glad to hear your seeing some light!
Teresa | 03.12.06 - 11:57 pm | #

So that your faith is refined like gold in fire. Come out shining, buddy.
Gerard E. | 03.13.06 - 8:44 am | #

I think I'd better keep the prayers coming, Dale. But good to hear things are improving.
Tom Fitzpatrick | Homepage | 03.13.06 - 12:13 pm | #

Yay Dale! So glad to see your post--but sorry to hear about the rough stuff. I hope you're feeling all the encouragement out here. The car thing must be contagious b/c this past weekend a Durango flipped & landed on my sister's parked car (Honda!) while we had our niece and nephews in the zoo. If the zoo hadn't decided to close late on Philly's first nice weekend of the year, we would've been loading the kids in the car at the time it happened, so we're thanking God! (Although my sister swears she's going home to Northern Va. and never moving back up here again!) God bless your family & can't wait to hear your comments on "King Arthur"!
Kate P | 03.13.06 - 1:43 pm | #

Sorry to hear things haven't been going well, Dale. You're in my prayers.
Jim Cork | Homepage | 03.13.06 - 3:02 pm | #

Wow, Dale. Glad you made it back in one piece.
Theocoid | Homepage | 03.13.06 - 4:59 pm | #

At little Dale's birthday party, I did notice you eating applesauce with a cork-covered fork...

Thank you for finally blogging, Mom must have gotten a hold of you.
Douglas | 03.14.06 - 11:00 am | #

Rupprecht The Monkey Boy


Dang! Zach got there first.

Indie! I'm so pleased you're not dead!
hilary | Homepage | 03.14.06 - 1:33 pm | #

So good to hear that you are weathering the many storms. God is so good, isn't He? Will pray that He continues to sustain you and your awesome family.
Lee Anne Millinger | Homepage | 03.14.06 - 2:00 pm | #

That which does not kill you makes you stronger. - Friedrich Nietzsche

Then again, it might just leave you armless and legless.

Best to just stay away from all that "It almost killed you" stuff.

Glad you are back among us!
Mark Shea | Homepage | 03.14.06 - 4:43 pm | #

God bless you and your family, Dale. You've been in our prayers for weeks. I suspected something health-related and I'm glad the prognosis is good. As much as we're pilgrims on this earth, we ought to kiss as many of our brothers and sisters as we can along the way.

Stay away from cars for a while if you can, brother. Good grief.
Rich Leonardi | Homepage | 03.16.06 - 8:41 pm | #

$.38 in your checking account?!! Wow. Kicks my current $30 all to you know what.
Christopher Johnson | Homepage | 03.19.06 - 12:32 pm | #