Well, after 8 full days without my cell phone, I finally have one again! Can I get a hallelujah?
The story is pretty simple and awesome all at the same time.
I do not think I mentioned before, that the day after the washer experience, I headed to the Verizon store to pay my deductible and get a phone. On the way there, I asked the Lord what He wanted me to do. I felt I heard "wait". I questioned whether this was me or Him, so I asked again. I felt I heard " wait. Trust me." So I asked questions of the sales guy but did not buy that day. That is how I even got to the place of ebay and Craigs list. Fast forward to Wednesday. My Aunt Linda kept Mia for me. I told her about my phone experience. She mentioned having a phone, but she thought it was broken. It was not mentioned again until later that night when her husband called. He said her phone just needed a battery and a charger. I go and get the phone, and they loan me a charger. I figured I would go Saturday to the store and have them activate the phone. Thankfully, Brian mentioned that you could activate them online. So, today that is what I did. I then went to ebay, bought a battery, a wall charger, and a car charger all for $14.86 including shipping.
The moral of the story is this:
When you hear the still, small voice...obey Him. He saved me $35.14 :) And you know why? Because He loves me!
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Things Not To Do With Your Cell Phone Revised
Ok...many of you have read this, but I decided to revise it a bit( thanks to Julia). Here is the updated version:
As James recently learned, there are certain things you cannot do
with a cell phone. His lessons are number 1 and number 2 on the list.
1. Do NOT leave your cell phone with Faith. She will call all of your friends, in the middle of the night, trying to figure out whose phone was left behind. Thankfully for James, his friends did not answer.
2. Do NOT, under any circumstances, drop your phone in the toilet.
It does NOT need to pee, no matter what it tells you.
I learned lesson number 3 last night.
3. Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT, wash your phone in the washing
machine. It is not that dirty! Use some alcohol to wipe it off. No,
it will not sting the phone.
Yes, friends, I realized after the washer was filled about half way
that my phone was still in my back pocket..of the pants IN the
washer. I took the battery out and let it dry all night. It came on
this morning, but it kept buzzing. It finally stopped, and I
thought " It is a miracle." Then in my brilliance, I thought, now I
can charge it. Clearly, it was not all dry, and it was NOT a
miracle. Now the phone is acting DEAD not weird.
I just wanted to share this story and lesson with you all, in case
you were thinking your phone needed a good washing, or in James'
case, that it needed to pee. Also, as I mentioned, Faith is not a good foster parent for your phone. Do not leave it in her care.
UPDATE: I still do not have a phone. It was mentioned to me that I might be able to get a phone for less money, on ebay or Craig's list, than my deductible. I am now consumed by searching for the perfect, less expensive phone. I was 45 minutes late to church on Sunday as a result. I openly confessed to Michael that I had lost track of time searching for this elusive phone. NEVER tell someone who enjoys research to do this. I cannot just find a phone and buy it. I must investigate every single one to make sure I want it. Too many choices..too many choices.
As James recently learned, there are certain things you cannot do
with a cell phone. His lessons are number 1 and number 2 on the list.
1. Do NOT leave your cell phone with Faith. She will call all of your friends, in the middle of the night, trying to figure out whose phone was left behind. Thankfully for James, his friends did not answer.
2. Do NOT, under any circumstances, drop your phone in the toilet.
It does NOT need to pee, no matter what it tells you.
I learned lesson number 3 last night.
3. Do NOT, I repeat, do NOT, wash your phone in the washing
machine. It is not that dirty! Use some alcohol to wipe it off. No,
it will not sting the phone.
Yes, friends, I realized after the washer was filled about half way
that my phone was still in my back pocket..of the pants IN the
washer. I took the battery out and let it dry all night. It came on
this morning, but it kept buzzing. It finally stopped, and I
thought " It is a miracle." Then in my brilliance, I thought, now I
can charge it. Clearly, it was not all dry, and it was NOT a
miracle. Now the phone is acting DEAD not weird.
I just wanted to share this story and lesson with you all, in case
you were thinking your phone needed a good washing, or in James'
case, that it needed to pee. Also, as I mentioned, Faith is not a good foster parent for your phone. Do not leave it in her care.
UPDATE: I still do not have a phone. It was mentioned to me that I might be able to get a phone for less money, on ebay or Craig's list, than my deductible. I am now consumed by searching for the perfect, less expensive phone. I was 45 minutes late to church on Sunday as a result. I openly confessed to Michael that I had lost track of time searching for this elusive phone. NEVER tell someone who enjoys research to do this. I cannot just find a phone and buy it. I must investigate every single one to make sure I want it. Too many choices..too many choices.
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