Karma Schmarma

Okay, so all last week on the way to and from Cub Scout Camp, I saw a dead turtle on the side of the road (on University between Zeigler and Moffet). I felt so badly about this poor turtle,a victim of man and his heartless development. So yesterday when I saw another turtle trapped by a curb on the street, I stopped to give the turtle a lift toward the woods and a second chance at life.




Well, so much for good karma.

Yesterday afternoon was like a sign of the end of the world. We had the worst thunderstorm ever. Rain coming down in sheets and buckets, lightening pooping everywhere, hail the size of nickles.

(That is my jeep being pelted with hail and hail stones on the matt.)
The winds were gusting at 60 mph. Limbs and trees came down. The home two houses down was struck by lightening and caught on fire. The fire collapsed part of the roof and gutted the inside.

Ross' Wii was struck by lightening. Ross nearly had a heart attack because it is his favorite thing ever!

After the storm was over, we discovered that our crazy, huge German Shepard, Koby, had gotten scared and run off. Ross and I went searching for him. Jason was coming home from a job in Mississippi so he couldn't help. After walking the neighborhood and calling and calling, Ross and I came home to check the machine and call the pound. Like a miracle, the guy at 311 reported that just before I called, someone else on Hickory Lane called about a stray Shepard. Jason was just pulling up to the house so we all ran across the street to discover Koby had spent the afternoon being fed and spoiled by our neighbors.

To top it all off, Jason and I had a huge fight (which very rarely happens) about the aforementioned dog. So, it was a stinker of an afternoon/evening.

I am happy to report that today went much better. Jason and I made up. Jason is a genius and was able to do a little Wii transplant surgery and get it going again. Koby is still in the back yard and thankfully no one was in the home that burned. As Harlan Spencer would say, it was a "tender mercy" because the house was almost empty since the family had moved and had put it up for sale.

So, back to that turtle...was he an unlucky turtle or not? The lightening hit an empty house, Koby came home safe, only the Wii got zapped (and it is fixed) and Jason is taking the dog to the vet instead of me. Hummm...thank you Mr. Turtle.

(In the spirit of the Anti-Nephi-Lehies, I should admit that I "saved" the turtle after the storm hit, before we found out about the fire, dog and Wii. But hey, this is my blog and if I want to use a little dramatic license and move the timeline around I can do that, right?!.)