Ho Ho Ho, it MUST be Christmas. I have a couple feelings about that. First you will notice that I said CHRISTmas, not xmas or holiday. Even though we all get caught up in the hype and festivities of the joyous season, me included, it is still all about Christ, let's leave him in it. Just sayin'.
Second, thank you so much officer Deborah for the most generous gift you bestowed on me Sunday morning. If you know me, you know I do have a heavy foot. I was enjoying the company of my sister early Sunday morning after an evening of last minute Christmas shopping when what to my wondering eyes should appear but an unmarked police car with lights all aglow, wanting ME to pull over, NOW. Groan....... I have been pulled over three times since I started driving 37 years ago. All three times I came away with a ticket. All three times they were male officers and and I have been told that female officers are harder on female offenders, so here we go, Merry Christmas to me.
Well, I was surprised, she was not only very pleasant and friendly, we had the same first name and all, but she merely asked me to slow it down a bit and have a Merry Christmas. Phew...... bullet dodged with appreciation. I think she may have been surprised to find two grandma ladies in that Acura, speeding at midnight too. Teehee.... My feeling on this is good juu juu encourages good juu juu. Friday I worked my first ever bake sale at my daughters school. I had NO expectations and no clue. I was so very happily surprised that I had lots of baked goods show up, thank you families, but I spent the three lunch periods with the most enjoyable woman. She was so open and giving and I noticed that many children approached her familiarly with warmth and affection. She bought several goodies from the table. She shared that her family did not have a lot but got by and she helped others when she could. Not only did she spend 2 1/2 hours with me, she was coming back that afternoon and chaperoning the social, and she had provided food for a party at her grade school daughters school before she came to the bake sale. What a wonderful giving lady. I just felt good all day because of her. On my way back to work I pulled through Burger King for a chicken sandwhich, and was compelled to pay for the lady behind my cars lunch as well. I ocassionally partake in acts of random kindness and had not for a while. My new friend at school put me in the mood to help someone else have a good day. Isn't that a concept? Do unto others... hmmmm sounds familiar. So Sunday morning I was again at the receiving end of the random act of kindness. I will have to pay it forward again.....Watch for me, you never know what I will do next. I may be in front of you at Burger King. And about that speeding thing, I wasn't really speeding... I was qualifying. Merry Christmas everyone!!
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