A couple of weeks ago, Sean and I were sitting on the sofa having one of our little ‘talks.’ The topic? Home improvements. A bookshelf had recently fallen over in the study because we'd not secured it to the wall, the deck was in dire need of paint and we still hadn't installed proper back steps. Our conversation became more and more depressing as the list of things needing to be done grew longer and longer.
Just as we'd exhausted the issue, we heard a loud crash. We ran outside to investigate. I shit you not, a branch from the giant gum tree beside our house had just crashed through our roof.
The insurance company categorized the mishap as an act of God. That didn't make me feel much better. Bad omen, more like it! The fact we'd just been discussing home improvements when the branch fell through the roof was both comedic and unsettling.
The good news is that everything is fixed now, thanks to a few visits from a lovely tradesman who called me 'champ.' Nothing pornographic transpired, he simply filled our gaping hole.
And with our hole fixed up, now we can get back to that growing list of things in need of repair and pray for no more acts of God.
Brent
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