This Week, Val Felt a Heavenly CENTSation

TUESDAY, February 26, I had lunch with my favorite gambling aunt. We planned to meet at 11:30, for a Personal Pan Pizza. About halfway there, I heard my phone announce an incoming text. The time was 11:11. Auntie was going to be late. Because of that, I did my Walmart shopping first instead of last. After dragging out lunch until 3:00, I made a side trip to a nearby Casey's for scratchers. Of course my two favorite parking spots were taken. I had to park in front. Not even the space in front that I like!

When I came out of the store, my attention was drawn to a stream of light, beaming down from the heavens...

Such a localized beam! I visually followed that stream of light, and saw A PENNY! Behind T-Hoe, where I wouldn't have looked, had it not been for the illuminatory arrow pointing me that way. In the space I never park. Two hours later than I'd planned to be there. Huh! Don't that just beat all?

Mr. Lincoln was heads up this time, a blast from the past, circa 1975, when I started my senior year of high school.

At home later, I sat down on the short couch to talk to Hick for five minutes, during his supper before one of his many auctions. I'll be darned if my attention wasn't drawn to the end of House Hunters, where a family was walking into their new house, and a little girl was pulling a LADYBUG suitcase! This was actually my third ladybug sighting since starting BirthdayPalooza. More on that coming...
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FRIDAY, March 1, my final stop on the daily 44 oz Diet Coke quest was Orb K. I'd just turned in a winner for new scratchers (losers!). As I pivoted from the counter, I saw

... a penny waiting just for me! And that the Backroads world was once again safe for people needing energy supplements.

It was face-down, 1993, a year which bears no special significance. It was before Genius, when Hick and I were living in my $17,000 house in town, both of us working in the city.

Before I had grand dreams of becoming a Pennyillionaire!
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2019 Running Total
Penny   # 16, 17.
Dime    still at  3.
Nickel  still at 2.
Quarter  still at 1.

2018 TOTALS
Penny  131
Dime  17
Nickel  6
Quarter  1

2017 TOTALS (Started in March, 2017)
Penny  78
Dime   6
Nickel  0
Quarter  0
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