Day #1,341 - Hindsight

This morning I was scrambling to get ready for today’s guests. 

Paying off the HVAC Man

We were expecting HVAC Jim to come over sometime today to pick up his deposit to get started on the Rental air conditioner tomorrow. I was going to tape the check to the front door so that we would not be interrupted when we had company.  Doc would not allow that.

Doc went to go fetch my mother.  I frantically cleaned house and then turned on the shower.  I heard the dogs barking.  Crud!  It must be Jim at the front door.  I could not ignore him after he drove all the way over here.  There wasn’t enough time to put all my clothes back on, so I grabbed a towel and answered the front door. Meanwhile Doc returned home and came through the back door.  He found me wrapped in a towel, at the front door, handing a strange man some money.  It’s good for a laugh -- in HINDsight.

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Visitors: Father, Mom, Uncle

At 1 p.m. my father arrived with his step-brother from Germany.  My father shared how after WWII the town where the family was living was depressing and he did not foresee much potential there.  So at 15 years of age (much to his mother’s dismay), he was sponsored by his uncle to come to America in hopes of a better life.  He found a job, went to night school to learn English, and proceeded to establish himself in the new country.

Family Dinner

At 4 p.m. brother Mikey arrived with his family.  We all had a nice dinner together.  And I used the Oven!!!   The Penny Palace seems to be serving it’s purpose - welcoming visitors of various ages, interests, nationalities, etc.

Uncle at Bass Pro Shop

At 7:30 we shut down the party.  Brother took Mom and his family home.  Doc and I drove my father (who can no longer drive) and his brother home to Hemet (70 miles from here).  We detoured slightly to let them experience The Bass Pro Shop.  They were overwhelmed.

By 10 p.m. Doc and I had delivered our passengers and were headed back to the Penny Palace.  Oops!  Need a coin for today.  Stopped at a grocery store from some bottled water.  Found two dimes there. (Coins #1&2)  Thanks Angels, but this is PENNY Tales.  Stopped at a second grocery store because Doc wanted some beef jerky.  I said “C’mon Angels.  Do your Stuff!”  I found two more dimes there!  (Coins #3&4).

The grocery store did not have the kind of jerky Doc was seeking, so we drove across the street to a 7-11 store.  As we walked in, I spotted a coin.  At first I thought it was another dime, but it was a penny.  (Coin #5)  Whew!  While Doc made his selection, I wandered outside by the gas pumps.  It was a large station and I had searched almost the entire place.  So I said, “C’mon Angels.  In a place this large, there must be a penny out here.”  Within moments I found a penny which had been obstructed by a large stucco column.  (Coin #6)

Total:   6 Coins        P (2), N (0), D (4), Q (0) = $0.42