4 Moccasin Hillbillies: March 2012

Saturday, March 10, 2012

A trip to the Lincoln Post Office

Many of you know all about our mailbox. It sits at the end of our driveway which comes out at a curve in the road at the bottom of a steep hill. There are venerable oaks surrounding it. When the road is icy, cars sometimes swerve out of control coming down the hill and slide right into our mailbox, knocking it down.

When the wind is fierce, limbs of mighty oaks have been known to crack and fall directly onto our mailbox. David has repaired or replaced it many times. Despite all this, we are very lucky to have a postal worker deliver our mail to our house every single day. Come rain or shine.

I rarely go to the Lincoln post office. It is always kind of a thrill to go because David and his partner Sheldon were the architects who designed the new structure in our town center which includes the post office. How many people can say they KNOW the person who designed their post office? When I go to the PO, I throw open the door and sidle up to the counter to buy stamps and ask for packages like I own the place. I knew this place when it was just lines on a piece of paper!

The mailman left a slip of paper in our mailbox the other day indicating that he had a package to deliver that was far too precious to just leave on our front porch. I had to pick it up. Here is what I was given when I walked into my very own PO.....

Wow, it takes a village to have a wedding. How cool is this that Sarah and John are sending cranes to help Carrie reach 1000 by May 19th. I ripped open the package with great anticipation!

To find.....cranes alright! Paper folded cranes.

With a note. Cranes for Carrie and Tim to symbolize the future that they will be building together. A surprise and a nice sentiment. Thanks Hong Kong cousins!