a freakin' miracle!

As I said before, Ryan found a studio. So on Tuesday he was loading our car and moving things into the new studio. Maybe it's an artist thing or a male thing but Ryan cannot do 2 things at once. So his first mistake, talking on the phone and loading the car at the same time. Well he got the car loaded and then we were off. Once he got to his studio and started to unload, he realized he left a very important painting on the top of the car! He searched and searched and re drove the route a few times and could not find it anywhere. We searched the garbage cans, asked people that were out and about if they saw a painting and prayed that we would find it. Ryan was extremely pissed and not a joy to be around. But to give a brief history, the painting also had some sentimental value. It is a study for a much larger painting he plans on doing and there is no way to replace it because all he has is photos and it was painted from life. There is the time spent in the city painting. Of your familiar with Florence, it's in front of the well at Dante's church. Not to mention, he also spent money paying the model for all the sessions they did. If you could see the painting in real life, it's pretty brilliant for being a study.
So come Thursday, I was still looking for the painting as I went through my daily life but it seemed that Ryan had given up. That afternoon he asked me to go make copies of a flyer he made. Then he payed the kids to go hang them on all the doors along our route through the neighborhood. 5 minutes after they got back, Ryan got a call that someone did have his painting. He went to their house and there it was in perfect condition! Apparently, they saw it fall off and tried to chase us down. Such a miracle and lifesaver for our Dad's sanity!! Now the painting sits safe and sound in our little home.