This Friday Morning Didn't Start Off Like I Had Planned. First Off There Was No Rain In The Forcast Until Late Friday Night Or Possibly Saturday Morning. No Mention Of Any Rain In The Area On Thursday Night Nor Anytime During The Day On Friday.
There Had Been Days In The Past When It Has Rained On Me At Madison Square When It Was Not In The Forcast. A Very Good Piece Of Advice From Billie Was When She Asked Me How Much Room That Barrel Of Plastic Tarps Would Take In That Big Ol Truck Of Mine. From That Moment On I Had Always Included It With All The Other "Stuff" I Carted Down To The Square On Friday Mornings.
On My Way Out The Door Just Before 4:00 Am It Was Sprinkling Ever So Softly. Puddles Up And Down My Roadway. I Knew What Was Waiting For Me Down At The Church Parking Lot. It Took Me Close To 30 Minutes To Sweep Out The Puddles So I Could Set Up The Tables. It Was No Longer Raining And The Sky Appeared Clear Even Though It Was Difficult To Tell For Sure Since It Was Still Dark.
After Customers Began Pouring In I Began Talking To My Regulars About This And That Or Whatever Came To Mind. I Began Noticing Change On The Ground Throughout The Parking Lot. A Quarter Here, A Dime There and So Forth. I Began A Small Collection Of Coins. I Then Thought To Myself Some Dumbass Must Have A Hole In His Pocket As I Continue Picking Up Change Here And There.
It Didn't Take Me Long Before I Realized That Dumbass Was ME! I Have Always Carried My Change In One Pocket With The Bills In The Other. Change Of Routine Has Always Been So Difficult For Me With Today Being No Exception.
I Reached The Point Where I Was Accustomed To Having A Big Breakfast Catered To Me Each Friday Morning By My Dear Ol Dad. However This Particular Friday He Left For A Extra Long Weekend Getaway. I Knew This So I Stopped At County Market Before I Went To The Square. I Got A Couple Snack Cakes And Hoped That Would Tide Me Over Until I Got Home In The Evening.
As I Mentioned This To A Friend Of Mine He Returned With A Breakfast From McDonalds.
It Seemed My Day Wouldn't Be So Bad Afterall. It Must Pay To Have Good Friends Afterall. Speaking Of Friends, I Was Surprised By A Forum Friend I Had Never Met Before. Granny 7 Introduced Herself With Her Husband Grampy At Her Side. It Was My Pleasure In Finally Meeting Them Because We Have Been Participating In Various Forums The Past Few Years. Shortly After They Left They Returned With Store Bought Snickerdoodles. He Handed Them To Me And Assured Me The Real Thing Would Come My Way Next Time She Was In The Baking Mood. What A Wonderful Person Or Shall I Say People!
It Just Warmed My Heart!
As The Day Progressed Into The Afternoon The Pastor Of The Church Came To Visit Me To Be Sure I Was Aware That It Had Been Raining In Champaign And It Was Heading In Our Direction. I Immediately Called Billie To Have Her Watch The Radar. She Confirmed What The Pastor Told Me. I Began Packing Things Away So I Could Get Out Of There. On A Normal Day It Takes Me 2 1/2 Hours To Get Out Of There. Put Rain Into The Picture And Ofcourse It Delays It Considerably.
All In All It Never Did Rain Before The Normal Time For Me To Call It Quits. Ofcourse It Could Have And That's Why I Have Good Friends That Look After Me. The Minister Drove All The Way From The Hegeler Area Just To Warn Me. He Went That Extra Mile Because He Cares. With The High Price Of Gasoline That It Is, It Takes An Extra Special Person To Go Out Of Their Way For A Friend.
So I Guess Friday(7-11) Was A Rather Lucky Day For Me. Not Only Was It My Grandson's Birthday But My Brother As Well.
So Today In Reflection Of Yesterday I Count My Blessing For The Friends That I Have And Those Special People Who Go Out Of Their Way Just Because They Care.
The Day Was Priceless!
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