A bit of gossip.....

This is just going to be a short little post to let you know of an incident that occurred that is a definite stress-releaser. I didn't get much gossip from the beauty shop when I got my nails done, but got a humdinger from the neighborhood grapevine. I checked it out online through the county website and the grapevine is accurate. Remember the kid that was bothering my daughter and my grandson....I talked about him here. Well, please believe me when I say that I NEVER wish anyone bad luck or bad things but I am a firm believer on wishing people get what they deserve. I even prayed on this one. Well, he got caught! Yep, the police caught him coming out of a house he had broken into with stolen property in his arms. He is now in jail with two felony charges and his bond has been set at $50k cash. I hope his parents are not stupid enough to bond him out. Now he may FINALLY get the help he needs but one thing is for sure....he will be off drugs. My daughter and grandson are relieved.

I haven't done much commenting because time's been short but I have noticed one thing in common with a lot of the blogs I visit.....a lot of them are bored too. Seems like a lot of bloggers are having a dry spell as far as having something to write about, just like me. Its been a common complaint. Now if I were like Soul, it would be easy. She can write an entire 18 paragraph post about having nothing to talk about and she makes it interesting. This woman has a gift I tell ya....a real gift! Not to mention the engrossing novels that Gypsy writes when she says she has absolutely nothing to say. Such talent and wrapped up in a pretty package to boot! Y'all know I'm right....don't ya. (I'd link you but she's gone private).

Even the beauty shop gossip was dull. My nails turned out nice, as usual, though. Its the one thing I do just for me. I can stretch visits to go every three weeks but I still wince a bit when I pay for them. She's a sweetie so I always give her a good tip too. One thing I heard at the beauty shop was that one of the girls who works there had her first baby last week. She was in labor a whopping 2 hours!!! Does this child know how lucky she is? I was in labor fifty ..... FIFTY hours with my first one. Of course my second one came 16 minutes after I got to the hospital...so that kinda evened things out, I guess. I guess I'll go take a little nappie; its 78 outside but nice and cool in here.

All that glitters.....

I just HAVE to share this story with you. A few days ago I spoke of giving to a few of my favorite charities. I actually mailed those off on Friday on my way to work. Remember how I said that when you give, you also receive? Ok…. now I have to back up to about 6 months ago.

I had a diamond ring that belonged to my great aunt. The ring was very old (probably 80 years or more) and the diamond very precious, not only because it was valuable, but because it had sentimental value as well. One day at work I looked down and to my horror, discovered an empty setting in my ring; the diamond was gone. I was absolutely sick. I knew I had seen it on my hand the previous evening at home. But I had covered a lot of ground since then. I looked everywhere I could think of to look. Against all odds, I even looked in the toilet when I got home. No luck.

I kept thinking to myself that I would find it but days turned into weeks, which turned into months and I finally began to accept the fact that it was gone.

Today, Monday, I was working updating some business books at work and when I went to put the one binder back in the cubby on my desk I noticed something nestled in the corner inside the cubby. I took my nail and nudged it and as it turned around I could see it was shiny on one side. Upon closer inspection it looked like my diamond….but I had never seen a loose diamond before and I wasn’t sure if maybe it wasn’t a fake rhinestone that may have fallen from someone’s bracelet. I was too scared to let myself HOPE.

I could hardly wait to get off work. I drove directly to the jewelry store and asked the man to look at it, telling him the story. He said it was a diamond….a nice one at that. Worth about $750 all by itself. I cannot think of words to express how elated I feel. But in the back of my mind I keep thinking about what I’ve always believed. Karma. This is my pay-back. This is my reward for helping others less fortunate. I am not a lucky person, so I know it wasn’t luck. To find it after 6 months is amazing. And yes, I did remember to thank God.

Isn’t this a great story? I think this may be one that will be told and re-told in our family. In the meantime, I am going to get it re-set in a new ring; this time with 2 extra prongs to make sure that stone is super secure.

I’ll end this post with a little reminder. If you have diamond rings, take them to the jeweler and have the prongs checked twice a year. Won’t cost you a thing and may save you the heartache of losing a precious stone. I’ve learned my lesson.