I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. I woke up at 4:00AM and could not get back to sleep right away. So I was more tired than usual when it was time to "rise and shine".
At 4:00AM I was listening to all of the traffic going by our house. I usually don't notice the cars because of the noise our fan makes. But we slept without the fan on last night. Everything sounded different.
While I was listening, I wondered where all of the cars were going. An early shift at work? The airport? A head start on a long automobile trip?
One vehicle I know I didn't hear at 4:00AM was the mail truck. The mailbox flag was still up this morning. I had two more items to mail, and I decided to trust that the system would work today. I added the pieces to what was already in there from yesterday.
My trust was not misplaced. Our mail got delivered! We are one excited household.
Postscript: Dad called the postal service to ask about yesterday. Apparently our regular carrier was ill and the substitute didn't have a chance to complete the route... "nor illness" is not in the motto!
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