Dear Simon
Talk about signs, this one was a bit out there.
I’m trying to get this bloody house finished so I was googling renderers to finish the brickwork, there was one there called Simon Williams (how weird that he would have your name)! Princess Child said I wasn’t to call him … so I rang four others, one was too busy and the other three didn’t do the work anymore, I asked if they could recommend anyone else, two said “Simon Williams”. I gave in and left messages for another two plus the Williams bloke.
The only one who called backed? You guessed it. Simon Williams.
He arrived today to do the quote, he walked in and said he’d watched the house being built because he was working on a place behind it, and he’d always meant to knock on the door and ask if we’d like him to quote on the job.
I was under strict instructions from Princess to not tell him he had the same name as my dead husband, and I did try, really I did. But he took me to look at another house he had completed around the corner and as we were driving back he started saying, how he’d do a good job, and treat it like it was his own house and it got too much for me and I said “yeah you probably will, I need to tell you something really freaky”.
I started with “my husband was owner building our house but last year he drowned in a rock fishing accident and ….
“Oh my god” he interrupted “his name was Simon Williams”
“Well yes, it was”
“We had calls for days because people thought I was dead, I am the same age as your husband, I have kids and I’m a rock fisherman that fished at that spot”.
At which point I made him promise to never fish there again.
So anyway, I gave him the work, he starts in two weeks.
I’m presuming that’s what you wanted right?
Love
Janine
Very freaky….but pretty sure he’s going to do a pretty bloody awesome job now!
Weird or what? hope the work is good..
how common a name is “simon” in australia? it’s not that common here. this is very strange. i hope he does an amazing job and you get that house how you want it. blessings to you.
Wow. This is quite the story. I like that he even finished your story for you. Yup, definitely a sign. Good job making him promise to not go fishing there anymore – and good luck with the construction!!
This is an amazing story. In many ways this Simon may have also felt your loss and shared your grief, even though you did not know him. I am sure he will do an outstanding job for you, and he may be able to help with other building tasks that need doing too.
Wow. Chills Janine. But the other Simon sounds like such a good bloke. I think your house is in safe hands.
Yep, it was written in the stars! Sounds like you’ve got exactly the right bloke on the job! 🙂
Very spooky, I’m glad that you told him not to fish there too. Sounds like a lovely man & the right person for the job.
That is totally, totally freaky and because I’m wrong and broken I was thinking he was going to ask you out for a coffee and… nevermind…
Hello Janine – I’m checking on you! Did you get a job? How is your child doing in level 12? I hope all is well (or as well as possible, given the situation). I have taken a break from my blog to spend more time with my family. But summer is coming, and teachers have some free time in the summer, so it might wake back up. Maybe yours too, in winter? Blessings to you and yours, N.
Far out… I am sure you are going to have some interesting conversations flowing. Thankyou for being so brave and sharing with the rest of us…