There are Angels among us...

I have to write about something very horrible and very sweet that happened to me today. I went to Kid to Kid this morning (if any of you haven't been there, you need to go) because they were having a BIG sale and everything in the entire store was 10% off, plus buy 2 get 1 free on certain items! I couldn't pass it up! When I got there it was really busy and all the parking spots were taken so I ended up parking at this fast food Mexican restaurant that's right next door. Well, if any of you have ever shopped with me, you know that I take WAY too long trying to see EVERYTHING there is to see in the store and trying to make up my mind what to get without spending too much money! I was probably there at least an hour. While I was there I met up with my friends, Heidi and Carlie, and it was fun to see them. I finally got ready to go, and I went out to put Caysja in her carseat and....THERE WAS NO CAR!!! My first thought was "NO WAY!! Our second car has been stolen too??!!" Then I just happened to look up at the road and there was a tow truck pulling away with my car on it! What in the world?? I quickly looked at where I'd been parked and there was NO sign at all saying I couldn't park there (or I definitely wouldn't have, believe me!).

At that moment Carlie and Heidi came outside and after I told them what had happened they said there was another lady in the store who'd just had her car towed too! Well,after a while the tow truck came back around and we talked to him and asked him for our cars back and he said we'd have to pay $50 right then, or go pick them up at the tow yard for $150!! I was SOOOO mad!! There wasn't a single "no parking" sign at all where I'd parked! We are on a tight budget right now and we really don't have the money for things like tow tickets! I went in the restaurant and tried to talk to the manager and needless to say she was really, really rude to me and said that since there was a tiny sign on the OTHER SIDE of the building that says "Customer Only Parking" that I'd still have to pay the fine. By this time I'd started to cry. I hate to admit it, but yes, I am a ball baby when I feel like I've done something wrong, and I didn't mean to do anything wrong at all in this situation! I went back to the tow trucker and started to hand him my Visa card, when all of the sudden, across the parking lot, running towards me comes this dear sweet lady, who hands me $50 in cash! She goes, "I overheard what happened to you and the Lord told me to give this to you--please accept it". I was so stunned! This made me cry more and I told her repeatedly that it was my mistake and I would take responsibility for my actions, but she kindly insisted that I take the money. She said that the Manger of Kid to Kid had chipped in as well. I gave her a hug and thanked her as best I could. How do you truly tell someone like that how thankful you are? What a dear, sweet Angel! I truly hope and pray that I can do that for someone someday!

Well, now I know where NOT to park when I go to Kid to Kid and I am definitely going to tell all my friends NOT to eat at that restaurant! I hope they go out of business--they're never busy anyway! The other lady whose car had been towed, called Channel 3 News and she said they were going to do a story on it since it's pracically a scam. Carlie and Heidi--I hope you read this, as I just want to thank you for being so sweet to me and offering to give me a ride home. Carlie, thanks for watching Caysja through the whole mess, and Heidi thanks for sticking up for me when I was talking to not only the tow trucker, but that awful manager as well! You guys were also there at the right place and time and I'm so grateful!