Surprise number one: Yesterday at church, I was talking with someone after Bible study and had a shopping bag handed to me. It had a large box in it that was tied with yarn. Because of the woman delivering it, I knew exactly what it was: the hand-made lap blanket I won at our church auction. I was so excited! The woman who made it for me is named Helen Leopold. I’m recording her full name because she is so AWESOME! She had come to me after I won to talk about what I liked. I was kind of embarrassed to be asked. I would be happy with whatever she gave me. But she kept pressing me, so I told her my favorite color combination right now is pink and orange. She was delighted. She got to work on it right away.
Here it is:
Surprise number two: I drove forty-five minutes (after a few wrong turns) to go to a graduation party yesterday evening. When I got to the rental hall, everyone was really dressed up. I got really nervous. Then a woman asked me: “Are you here for the wedding?” After some embarrassing exchanges, and a review of the invitation, it was revealed that the graduation party is TODAY. D’oh!
Surprise number three: The single bloom on my sad, stupid, non-flowering cherry tree produced a cherry. I have a sweet cherry growing in my back yard! Woo hoo!
I’m thrilled that two of your surprises were happy, and even more thrilled that your third was so hilarious.
To solve your fruit-protection issue: maybe that nice lady could knit some tiny cages out of wire to wrap around the cherries?
Pink. And orange. Delightful.
It it had lime in it it would look like rainbow sherbet and I would eat it.
Pink and orange, huh? I think it might work in my daughter’s room…
Hey, I was surprised yesterday too! I was surprised to learn that:
* I can sit in a porch swing in a vegetative state for 3 hours.
* My dog Forrest really is stupid enough to jump out the window of a moving car.
* If your gas grill is too close to your house, it melts the siding.
Pegs – that one had me belly laughing!
You didn’t say a thing about any of these trauma whenever I saw you today, Pegster – are you alright? Is Forrest alright? (aptly named, it would appear. Did he “run, Forrest, run!” next to the car for a while then?) Is your house alright?! I’ll want details tomorrow now, of course…
So… Will you be going to the graduation party again?