A Freaky Thing Happened Yesterday....

The 3 little girls stayed at Mom Jo's house till well after dark yesterday....She just lives down the road from us and the P.C. walk there almost daily. After we left last night, Mom Jo was just relaxing in her lazy boy by her fireplace when the 5X4 ft. mirror that was glued to the wall over her fireplace came off the wall...bringing everything with it and shattered EVERYWHERE. Glass flew in places we didn't know glass could go (even in Mom Jo's hair!) Apparently there is a leak in the flashing of her fireplace which dripped behind the mirror, causing it to break away from the wall. Thank you Tropical Storm Fay. The mirror weighed at least 60-70 lbs...and was a good 1/3 " thick. No small mirror...and it's been there for years. The house was built in the 60's and the mirror has been there since they bought the house in the early 80's. So we are very grateful to the Almighty that no little girl or grandma was in the path of falling mirror. Tonight was the clean up. Mom Jo took all little princesses to Mickey D's while the mommy and daddy turned into glass cleaning machines and got all the glass up and outta there! All is well (except moldy wall and ceiling)....God has protected us yet again. The sad part is the picture Julie gave M.J. for Christmas last Christmas was damaged....and the antique secretary desk had shards of glass literally imbedded in it's side. Hopefully the next few days will be calmer...but I doubt it:)More birthday pics coming soon:)