The lovely woman who bought our house was to take possession the following morning at 8am, and it was midnight when the movers informed us , "sorry, we can't take it all." After being assured for months that we had nothing to worry about in terms of space, we were in shock, and ended up leaving several boxes, which at that point we didn't even know what they contained.
This month, having completed all the projects for our retirement house in Puna on the Big Island, we began to sort through art supplies only to find, alas, that many treasures were missing. Included were a set of colored pencils (about 100 or more) a set of 50-60 colored pens, good metal rulers, color wheels, watercolors, etc. All totaled the replacement cost would be well over $200.
We took a chance, and with a prayer, emailed the new owner of our sweet Eureka house and inquired -- "did you happen to find a box -- a year ago, filled with art supplies." Of course, we had no way of knowing whether they were MIA (as many thing in the moving process were), or whether it may have been a box we were forced to leave behind. Ridiculous, right? Well, have a little faith!
Imagine our surprise when Emily's prompt email not only informed us that YES, they still had them, but that she would be happy to ship them off to us priority mail. TODAY, over a year later, we are celebrating the Best Christmas gift EVER....and grateful for the simple reminder that asking for what you want and need can yield amazing results. MAHALO & ALOHA EMILY!!
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