My mail delivery person changes from day to day. Not the delivery person’s clothing, countenance, character – the actual person changes from day to day. The one thing they ALL have in common is laziness – – – or, potentially a fear of traffic (if I am being gracious).

My husband found a large package laying on the ground beside the mailbox (package of photos, mind you) because someone (I really don’t know which one it was) didn’t want to walk to the door. Graciously, that was one of the only 24 hour periods last month where there was NO RAIN! Lazy or intimidated by the traffic on our street?

Today, the mail person – male with dreds – came to the door with two boxes (one of which was the aforementioned battery charger), knocked, set the boxes on the ground, and went and put my letters in the mail box!!!!! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?????

That’s it. Whole story. So worth the time, I know.

Just thinking through the options of what I could post today. What would hold your attention? What would cause you to ponder deeper things? What might remind you that you miss me 🙂

Well, these are the choices:
1. The recharger for the camera battery arrived today. (Not a good choice because there is nothing else to say besides “the recharger for the camera battery arrived today)
2. A list of photo opportunities I have missed while the camera battery was dead and the new recharger was being mailed.
3. Why my mail delivery person is such a loser.
4. Why the mother of toddlers and infants should not even try to wear a pedometer

1. has already been dismissed due to it’s simplicity.
2. will not cause you to miss me but only tell you what I missed.
3. has potential to hold your attention . . . till the sentence is over.
4. is ridiculous.

This is lame.
I’m done.

My lack of camera has me resulting to craziness so that pictures will be present and your eyes will feel entertain as my words stimulate your mind. (tee hee)

Libby came today and I ran errands. What an exhilarating morning!

I went to Hobby Lobby where I got:
1 bandanna – 30% off
25 pieces of scrapbook paper – 50% off
1 package of magnetic printer paper – 40% off
elastic and a tape measure
Total: $10

Fun thing is that this will turn out to be:
1 pair of shorts for Bubba
Several greeting cards and a massive wall art project for Little’s room
Magnets of family members for fridge-play
Not bad for $10!!!

Next stop – Walgreens!
Receipt total: $71.80
I paid: $23.55
That seems like a lot, kinda.

Then I went to First Watch – a “daytime cafe” and had a FREE breakfast! Seriously! If you sign up for their “Sun e Club” you get an email worth a free menu item! So, I ate my turkey omelet (egg whites, turkey, spinach, tomatoes, and feta) and read my book – so fun.

Next stop: Starbucks
I took my calendar, notebook, and birthday gift card and planned for the week ahead (big week coming up!)

Next the church to hang an adorable poster advertising our next scoop of delight for the women’s ministry: a game night. A picture would be GREAT here. Sorry ’bout your luck.

Next: haircut. I LOVE the lady who cuts my hair. She loves Jesus and it is FUN and ENCOURAGING to spend time in her chair. She has been cutting my hair since I was pregnant with Little (so, five years) and really helped us through seminary. Today she helped with the maniacal wave in my hair that appeared after giving birth and I CANNOT control. She used some Redken product, it worked, and so she gave me the bottle!!! WOW!!!

Now I am home and the tune of “There shall be showers of blessings” keeps floating through my head. So, maybe I am not cheap. Maybe I am frugal. Maybe I am wise. Maybe I am just plain blessed.