Thank Goodness for the Rummage Sale; aka Oops...I Did It Again

Once again I owe great thanks to Mom and Pop for coming to my rescue.  I needed to be in Springer around 9:45-10 am this morning, so I slept in a little and went for a walk up the road.  It's been a long while since I got in a good-for-me walk, as I usually come home and change into work clothes to chip away at another project.  I slipped on my sweats and enjoyed an overcast morning, greeting the neighbors horses and taking in the views. 

I timed it just right, so I would get home with enough time to shower and grab the recycling to drop off in Springer, too.  When I got back to the trailer, I was surprised when the know didn't turn.  I didn't bring keys or phone or anything, and I wasn't going to lock the door behind me.  Stunned, I walked around the trailer, confirming what I already knew - the only open window has a swamp cooler hanging out of it, and I am not strong enough to pull it out by myself.  Shucks!

I double-checked to make sure there was no spare key in the car, and upon not finding one, decided to jog to Mom and Pop's.  I let my mind wander - what if they're gone for a doctor's appointment, what if they ran into town to the store; they don't have Sofia on Wednesdays, so they could be anywhere!  What would I do if they aren't home, which neighbor could help me take down the swamp cooler - there's plants sitting on it inside the window, I don't even have a phone to call anyone....could I wander around Miami for a day and nobody would notice?  I could hang out at the firehouse, and there's a phone there....Uh-oh - Pop's truck isn't in front of the garage!  Maybe he's at the firehouse; I'll check there real fast.  Not there either; maybe Mom's home and he's at the water tower.  Please be there, please be there, please be...HIS TRUCK IS IN THE BACK!!

I am sure they were as surprised to see me as I was relieved to see them.  Sofia was there, as the woman who watches her on Wednesdays hits the Cimarron Rummage Sale as soon as it opens, which was today.  Thank goodness, or they really could have been anywhere.  But they were home and my heroes, and Pop even offered me a ride home to make sure the key worked.  I returned the favor and helped load chairs from the school for the firehouse into his trailer later that morning in Cimarron.  Easy work compared to wandering around town for a day!  Hopefully there is only one more night of sleep in the trailer.  Moral of the story is to get him a key to the new house and maybe even hide one somewhere on the property!