Travel, trouble, twins

My trip to Abilene yesterday did not take as long as I thought it would. My coworker, who serves as our videographer and I went to team up with a man who works for a client of ours who has been very supportive of our training development efforts. Our intent was to record me doing a performance evaluation as well as get some pictures of line locating. Red and I expected the whole process to take several hours with retakes of portions of the script we were using. With repositioning the camera for capturing different angles of the action and with the retakes we were satisfied with what we had recorded after only an hour. We took our time reviewing as well as getting the images I needed to complete the line locating course I am writing and were wrapped up by noon. We took our time eating a bar-b-que lunch and headed home about 1 pm. Three hours ahead of where I thought we would be. We were both pleased with the time taken to get a video my company has been talking about making for over two years. It was a productive and pleasant day out of the office.

When Victoria got home she told me about a vehicle accident Cori and Nate were involved in – while they were parked in a parking lot. As it was related to me, a woman with a very expensive car which was brand new to her hit the side of their vehicle damaging a fender and almost ripping off a door. Cori was in the process of changing Savanna before they headed out when the woman struck the vehicle. No one was hurt, so that was a blessing. The woman immediately called the police only to be dumbstruck when the police informed her that the entire accident was her fault. She later called Nate and asked if they could settle the accident without insurance getting involved. Too late. Once the accident report is filed and the ticked issued, the course of the investigation has been set.

We are not sure if all of the repairs will be covered by her insurance but we are certainly hoping so. Just think, all the miles they have covered and all the near accidents they have avoided only to be struck in a parking lot in their hometown. Repairs to the vehicle will hinder them from coming to Texas on the earlier schedule we were making plans around, but they should be here within a week or so of those dates; sometime within the second week of August. It does mean that Victoria and I will be going to Brittany’s without Cori for our initial visit but we will make the trip up at an appropriate time after they do get to the farm safely. It also means we will have to get coverage for the farm while all of us are away. Fortunately, we have someone on standby.

Brittany has made it all the way through now. She is scheduled to be induced at 7 pm this evening. By the time Victoria and I get home from church, her labor should have started. Within 24 hours we should be introduced to the twins. Mama is in the I’m-trying-to-act-like-an-old-pro-at-this-but-inside-I-am-about-to-explode-with-excitement” mode. We all are to a certain extent. These are grandbabies eight and nine for me and Mama. Our first set of twins. A miraculous answer to prayer.

What a good God we serve.