{"id":1335,"date":"2010-05-10T23:59:38","date_gmt":"2010-05-10T23:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolene-test.com.bishopcompsol.com\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2010-05-10T23:59:38","modified_gmt":"2010-05-10T23:59:38","slug":"beggars-cant-be-choosers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/beggars-cant-be-choosers\/","title":{"rendered":"Beggars Can&#8217;t Be Choosers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-375.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1336\" title=\"shapeimage_1-37\" src=\"http:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-375-300x171.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-375-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-375-500x285.png 500w, https:\/\/jolenephilo.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/shapeimage_1-375.png 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My sweet husband has been wrapped around his little girl\u2019s finger since the day she was born. So when our daughter announced she wanted to get married in our yard on July 11, I knew my husband would move into high gear.<\/p>\n<p>The minute spring sprang he was out in the yard, picking up sticks in \u201cthe sanctuary\u201d as he now refers to our 1.3 acres of lawn and garden. \u201cIf there\u2019s gonna be a wedding out there,\u201d he declares about once a week, \u201cit\u2019s a sanctuary.\u201d He\u2019s been mowing and trimming and weeding and spraying with a vengeance. Last weekend, he grabbed his chainsaw and attacked the ugly old stump in the side yard. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n<p>Like I said before, it was no surprise when our daughter\u2019s doting dad started sprucing up the place. However, I never expected the city road crew to get into the act, too. But last Monday morning, the road grater roared by when I sat down to work. Pretty soon, a gravel truck rolled by. And another. And another. Before noon, they\u2019d laid a thick layer of the prettiest white gravel you\u2019ve ever seen down the center of our little road. Over the next few days, they grated the road and added more gravel every morning. They didn\u2019t sprinkle one iota into the washout in front of our mailbox, but beggars can\u2019t be choosers.<\/p>\n<p>How did those city workers know that the first thing on my to do list last week was to call the city road department and complain about our road? Normally, I don\u2019t do that, but the road was in such bad condition, I wasn\u2019t sure people would make it to the wedding in July if something wasn\u2019t done.<\/p>\n<p>The road hasn\u2019t been graveled in years and this spring, sections of it heaved and buckled, exposing road bed. No matter how well the road grater smoothed the surface, every time it rained, the road bed turned to mud. Vehicle immediately cut deep ruts in the mud, and the road was nearly impassable. But not anymore. Today the road looks as good as the sanctuary. The swath of white gravel looks like a white carpet for my daughter, the bride.<\/p>\n<p>What are the odds of it staying like that until July 11?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t press your luck, mother of the bride. Beggars can\u2019t be choosers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My sweet husband has been wrapped around his little girl\u2019s finger since the day she was born. So when our daughter announced she wanted to get married in our yard on July 11, I knew my husband would move into high gear. 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