I am so happy/grateful/relieved right now that I can't contain myself. I think I cried happy tears for about half an hour. Not like bawled. More like kept thinking about the miracle that happened and would just weep. So what happened?
Well, if you read my previous post, you know I was in a bit of a bind. The clock was ticking towards my classes starting and I didn't have anyone to watch E. After my brother read my post he felt sad for me and called. During our conversation he mentioned that since he'd read about what was going on, he'd kept thinking of the wife of the Bishop he'd served with at BYU. He couldn't remember if she worked, but said that even if she couldn't personally watch him, he'd whole-heartedly trust anyone she recommended. He offered to send me her email address so I could contact her.
This morning I sent her a glorious email that said something highly intelligent like, "I'm Scott Bean's little sister and you've never met me but..." Yup. It was by far my finest prose. I sent it to her and went to take my first final. When I got home I checked my email and she'd written me back. She was so gracious and said that her backyard neighbor and best friend ran a day care out of her home and she didn't know if she was taking more kids, but it was an option. She gave me her friend's name, we'll call her Sally since I haven't asked her if I could put her name on my blog, and phone number. I anxiously dialed and got to speak to her. She seemed very sweet, we talked about my schedule and E and she said she could do it. I asked what she charged and her rate was too perfect to be true. But it was true. I told her I'd need to talk to my husband and got off the phone relieved. A viable option. Whew.
After I got off the phone with her I called my mom to tell her about the latest development. I told mom how Scott had put me in touch with the Bishop's wife and in turn she put me in touch with your neighbor and friend Sally. At that point, my mom interrupted and said, "Sally Dogood?!?" and her tone already told me that she knew Sally. Apparently, my mom knows Sally from singles events and thinks she's "one of the greatest ladies.", but had no idea that she did daycare. My mom called Sally and they got a good laugh out of what a small world it is. I've been crying tears of joy and gratitude since.
A couple days ago, Travis found this video on YouTube. We think the song is catchy, fun and just so happy. Someone wrote a comment on it that said, "If my soul could sing, it would sound like this." I understand. Today, my soul is singing this happy song.
