Sharing the Good News

I have two pieces of Good News.

I just spoke to Michael and he was too excited. He said he had FUN at school today. What a shock!

He won two ribbons in his school's Field Day competition! He was so proud. He and his friend Xavier won first place in the Egg Toss. They won 2nd place in the Tire Race. Don't ask me to explain the mechanics of those things - it's been 30+ years since I did a Field Day. So he has 2 ribbons. It is so nice because it gives him a sense of accomplishment. He can do some things as well or better than the kids with 4 limbs.

He said they also watched a movie at school. I asked him the name of the movie. "It was - I think - um - Shirley Temple!" he announced. I said something about a cute little girl singing and dancing and he interrupted me - "No, Shirley's Egg! The girl was a PEEG!" [pig] he insisted. Huh? I thought about it a moment. "Michael, you mean Charlotte's Web?"

"Yes!" LOL

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The second nice thing was that the downstairs furnace got fixed. We went with a regular guy named Earl, who was recommended by our accountant, Melvin. Earl replaced one thingamajig and told Mother that was the problem. He showed her the rusted part. The first company wanted to give us a new furnace, dig under the house and do new ductwork, etc. - for thousands of dollars. Mother told Earl about all their gloomy predictions.

Earl was disgusted. "They just didn't want to fix what was broken. Make a lot more money selling you a new furnace than just fixing the problem."

Earl is our new best friend.