lisahiser
08-07-2007, 09:55 AM
Hubby had made a new friend, through a mutual friend. This man is 67 has half a lung and has had like 3 heart attacks and he has that lapband thing on his stomach and he says he lost like 100 pounds in a year, anyways not in all that great of health but to talk to him, you would never know, Plus he is from my hubby's neck of the woods, Louisiana. His name is Gator- lol anyway, Hubby and Gator were talking one day and Gator said that he would like to have a cable line ran into his bedroom but the cable people said they were going to charge him alot of money to do it. Well hubby does cable, commercial cable but the same thing and same network just different type. So, hubby tells him that he will come over and put the line in the room for him. Not to mention that every room in our house has a cable hook-up thanks to hubby for him this is nothing, ok. So he goes over and hooks it up for Gator. Gator tried to pay him and hubby of course says no. Well Gator says fine but I will pay you back someway........
Well two days later after hubby has hooked him up, yesterday to be exact- lol
Gator calls Hubby and says I am on my way to your house, do you guys like bread? and Hubby is puzzled and says yes we like bread why and Gator says he has some to give us...... so hubby is like ok, yah we are home come on over.
Gator pulls up in his truck and gets out and starts pulling bags and bags and bags of bread out of the back of his truck.....! Then Gator asks the boys if they like donuts or muffins or bagels..........well DUH! what kids doesn't like this stuff...... so he pulls bags and bags and bags of donuts and muffins and bagels out and starts handing them to the kids..........Apparently Gator's daughter works at a bread store and if the bread is 2 days close to the experation date they pull the bread and just give it away or throw it away.
In all, we were given 31 loafs of bread, white, wheat, potato, 6 loafs of raisin bread, 15 boxes of donuts, 10 boxes of muffins, blueberry, chocolate chip and coffe cake, and 8 bagel bags.......
Of course I constantly thanking Gator and telling him that he didn't have to do this for us, but man that is alot of bread!
Gator tells me that he gets this stuff every month like this and this is what he can't give away and now he knows who to give it to.
So, I go through the bread and everything and I start putting some in my deep freezer. and then I made bags for my 2 sister in laws and for my sister and for my mother. I gave everybody at 3 or 4 of everything.
So Gator asks me do you like green peppers and I say yes we love em,
so Today he shows up at the house and brings me a BIG box of green peppers! OMG! I counted, there were 47 green peppers! I told him that this was all very sweet and I really appreciate but he didn't have to do this and he told me that he knows that me and hubby are good people, just like him and that we deserve it!
Now, How sweet is that to hear! of course I cried and hugged him! and thanked him again and again.
He just has no idea how much this has helped not only us, but my 2 sisters in laws and my sister and mother. That saves us sooo much money!
So I made bags of green peppers for everyone too and I delivered them today to everyone and my niece and nephew just couldnt believe it and were thrilled! I told everyone not to buy bread, but to let me know if they need more and I will deliver it to them.
I just had to share! I am so thankful. God comes to us in so many ways, sometimes when we least expect it. :dance:
I guess he thought we needed bread this time- lol! :D
Well two days later after hubby has hooked him up, yesterday to be exact- lol
Gator calls Hubby and says I am on my way to your house, do you guys like bread? and Hubby is puzzled and says yes we like bread why and Gator says he has some to give us...... so hubby is like ok, yah we are home come on over.
Gator pulls up in his truck and gets out and starts pulling bags and bags and bags of bread out of the back of his truck.....! Then Gator asks the boys if they like donuts or muffins or bagels..........well DUH! what kids doesn't like this stuff...... so he pulls bags and bags and bags of donuts and muffins and bagels out and starts handing them to the kids..........Apparently Gator's daughter works at a bread store and if the bread is 2 days close to the experation date they pull the bread and just give it away or throw it away.
In all, we were given 31 loafs of bread, white, wheat, potato, 6 loafs of raisin bread, 15 boxes of donuts, 10 boxes of muffins, blueberry, chocolate chip and coffe cake, and 8 bagel bags.......
Of course I constantly thanking Gator and telling him that he didn't have to do this for us, but man that is alot of bread!
Gator tells me that he gets this stuff every month like this and this is what he can't give away and now he knows who to give it to.
So, I go through the bread and everything and I start putting some in my deep freezer. and then I made bags for my 2 sister in laws and for my sister and for my mother. I gave everybody at 3 or 4 of everything.
So Gator asks me do you like green peppers and I say yes we love em,
so Today he shows up at the house and brings me a BIG box of green peppers! OMG! I counted, there were 47 green peppers! I told him that this was all very sweet and I really appreciate but he didn't have to do this and he told me that he knows that me and hubby are good people, just like him and that we deserve it!
Now, How sweet is that to hear! of course I cried and hugged him! and thanked him again and again.
He just has no idea how much this has helped not only us, but my 2 sisters in laws and my sister and mother. That saves us sooo much money!
So I made bags of green peppers for everyone too and I delivered them today to everyone and my niece and nephew just couldnt believe it and were thrilled! I told everyone not to buy bread, but to let me know if they need more and I will deliver it to them.
I just had to share! I am so thankful. God comes to us in so many ways, sometimes when we least expect it. :dance:
I guess he thought we needed bread this time- lol! :D