It’s been a fairly good day, both at the Corley Law Firm and the Holmes House, my cozy Brookside bungalow.

I knocked myself out preparing for a hearing scheduled for today in Platte County.  I walked out of Court with an agreement giving my client, a father who had not seen his daughter for 44 days after having residential custody for the prior seven months, 50/50 shared custody rotating week on, week off  with him having the first week.  I count that as a win, at least in the “temporary order” division.

One or two hiccups in the day slowed my enthusiasm, but they ironed themselves out with a little tender loving care.  I came home early, ostensibly to rest.  Tired and dragging, I discovered my second Nature’s Box on the doorstep — my mother’s day present from my son and stepson.  Oh, joy!  A cup of tea and some Mesa chips await me.

My first task, though, was to find a box big enough for the several pairs of shoes which got left behind when my son packed his car on Sunday.  Scrounging around the basement, I spied a Priority Mail box that looked promising.  I dragged it upstairs and popped open the flaps, curious as to what might be inside.  Lo and behold, I found four sweaters, shipped to me in that very box by my sister Joyce this fall and forgotten.  Wonder of wonders.

I promptly emptied the box, used it to pack the shoes, and shrugged myself into the warmest and prettiest of the sweaters for a rainy dash to the UPS store.

Delightful discoveries today.  I’m a lucky woman.