Another Day, Another Two Dollars

This morning I drove to work as usual. The weather was unbelievable for Feb. 6th. 56 degrees when I left for work. I parked my truck, get out and slam/push the door shut. Bang was the sound I heard. The seat belt was stuck in the door opening. It happens all the time, so I pushed the seat belt back and shut the door again. Bang! it wouldn't shut, I checked the seat belt again and it was not in the way, slammed it shut, bang again! Somehow the little wheel or the track that allows the door to shut was not working. Crap! It was supposed to rain hard today with possible thunderstorms, not to mention how the heck can I drive it with the door open. It's 7:10 now and I was afraid my husband had already left for work. I called and he was still at home so he could come over to check it out. Lucky me, he can fix just about anything. I knew he had tools in his truck so I was hopeful he could fix it. I ran in to the school and put the breakfast things for the kids who eat breakfast at school into the warmer and hurried back out to wait for my husband. I wasn't even sure he remembered where the school was. A few minutes passed (which seems like an eternity when you are anxiously waiting) and I thought I better go back in and get my cell phone in case he called me back for directions. So, I ran back in, grabbed my cell phone and saw that I had missed his call.

I figured that if he didn't know where the school was, he would have left me a message or called back again. Within a few minutes, he did get there and checked out the lock. He fixed it in about 2 minutes flat. I kinda knew what needed to be done but didn't have the tools or the strength to turn the wheel. He "reset" the lock and it was fixed. Thank goodness! I am very grateful he was able to come and fix it so fast.

So that is how my day started.


Luckily, the rest of the day went well. Uneventful. I love that word, (with reference to work). Uneventful. Nothing bad happens, no surprises, just a good day. Uneventful.

A quick one line story for my book happened today. One of the students came in to buy an ice cream. It was between grades so I had went around the corner for something. I hear a little voice saying "Somebody NEEDS to be down here". Meaning I needed to be at the register. I replied, "Excuse me, somebody needs to wait a minute and have some patience." Hmmm. I wonder why that bothered me. Maybe because a child is telling me where I need to be. I guess I don't like that much.

After work I stopped at a new place to play the lottery. I play some numbers most days. If I get a real sense that a number is coming out, I go with it play it pretty regularly. I also like instant tickets. I have been buying the $2 Win for Life Instant Game. If you win one of the games on the card and you get three "LIFE" symbols you win $1,000 a week for life. Wouldn't that be really COOL. The man was there that owns the store and he told me (before I asked him for w Win for Life Ticket) that he had just received a check from the state for $10,000. He has two stores and at his other store somebody won the grand $1,000 a week. He actually took out the check and showed it to me. The retailer who sells the winning tickets get money too. I was very happy for him, but I wonder what the odds are that I could still win by buying one of those tickets. Hmmm. Is it a coincidence that I happen to go in a store where the owner just sold one of those tickets? I don't know. I wonder what the Universe is telling me. By the way, I won $2 on the ticket.

All in all, a good day. All is well.......