Opening my eyes upon hearing all the disruptions continuing. Samantha Shoeshine lives to tell her story of one unforgettable day. She rose to her feet erect as Sargent in arms. She placed her hands together as to pray for the day and what it should provide including Thank God its Friday. You know its been one hell of a week. You know that's an Amen. Let me here you say amen. Amen. In the distance I here the shower in full steamy action. Hey there's no shampoo left. I thought you were doing towels last nite. There's coffee downstairs already made will you pour me a cup. I have company in from San Francisco. Grab me a towel. After praying Samantha opens her eyes puts here hands down at her side. Thinks about today's priorities and events that are about to embark. With a slow moving stride off towards a mothers unforgettable day. Walking past two of the bedrooms i glance inside empty. I try to catch the children before escaping the war zone. We live in a three bedroom house in a suburb outside the county of Lancaster. School is close by very neighbourly and safe inhabitants for growing adolescents. Anyway safe. Today's modern world it takes a lot of reassurance. We just want our children to have that small town environment. We usually drive them and drop them off but lately we just started a car pool. Mrs. Godfrey has this week. It sure gives a mom a break and extra sleeping time. If you can only scratch something off the plate for the day. The only trick is not to acquire room for extra turmoil on your schedule. My agendas run full force and usually no tea time with Mrs. High tower. I forgot soccer clothes for Shiloh. I'll have to drop those off this morning some time. Hey how about that towel. Running over to the dryer I pull a bath towel out so Mr wonderful can perform his magic. Wouldn't want to leave him wandering upon Gods green Earth in his birthday suit. Now would we. That's thought to encounter on a non productive day. Taking the nice smelling bath towel upon retrieval soon to become gym locker mans. Here here's your damn towel. I quickly jolted like a jack rabbit on brisk morning in Spring. Don't want another favor before I start my newspaper. I see the cereal made discovery channel. I just put that in the cupboard along with a gallon of fresh milk. They always want those half gallon containers you know the gallon jug is just to heavy to lift. The morning milk leaving a trail dropped on the counter and table either from pouring or missing their mouths. Nice toast crumbs to incorporate. At least the bowels made the sink. I better pour super hero Mr. Wonderful his coffee. After all he did manage to complete the task of making it. Got to time it. Don't want it too hot. A couple of oof LA la's. And out the door we roll. Don't forget the current update and checklist for the Friday that sprung a new link. I poured myself a genuine hot cup of coffee and began to sit down at the table looking out our picture window. The kids through the paper on the table. There always good for something. Eager for school today. Hmmmm I wonder what's up. No money for the jingle in their pockets. There's Mrs. Godfrey trying to put the car in reverse. Windows down and kids yelling bye. Bye. I jumped to spring towards the door to try and catch them to remind them about soccer game clothes. Opening the door and yelling Shiloh I'm dropping your game clothes off later. I got new ones for tonite. Don't worry. Enjoy your morning Mrs. Shoeshine. Mrs. Godfrey sped off on the roadway towards school. With that I went back inside to retrieve my coffee and sit back down to catch the headlines before any more time might run out. In a distance I can here Mr. Wonderful huffing and puffing talking under his breath stomping down the stairs like thunder. Where's my coffee? Oh here as he takes a couple of jolts. We've got dinner later and don't forget. You've got soccer later and you don't forget. You know how important this game is to him. Moving towards the door he typed in that security code to open the garage doors. Speedily he hit a wrong key. Damn. Look I'm in a hurry here and its Friday if you changed the code again women you need to remind me I'm in no mood to sit and chat. Let's see 65398 and zero. Let's change zero to a 1. That's your baby you set the safe. I let you synchronize the sprinklers. Mr. Wonderful you can update your safe in Saturday's Tomorrowland. Off you go. Not even thank you. Typical. Poof he disappeared like clock work. Back to my coffee and picking up the newspaper and turning the page just to my surprise I found my picture on the next page checking the find print under the picture Mrs. Samantha Shoeshine. You know one can never be too sure about just a picture. Well well that reporter from the newspaper ran that article on my fossil from New Guinea. You know those people are always standing around just waiting for the big story. Ever since I returned they just want more and more. I'm the only picture on this page how oblivion. I started in reading the article. This special effect really rocks the socks. I got CBS morning show and NBC. Even the late show. I'm becoming an icon and soon to be forgotten princess duly noted. Publicity news now live and after midnight a real hard case part of the twilight zone. I'm scheduled to hit New Zealand. I can just imagine the children already know I'm in the paper as it wouldn't be on the table. Mr. Wonderful will be calling me to see if I got the surprise before my eyes. He awakes to his cell phone in his office. I still enjoy my paper. Silly I know but it gives an opportunity for people to employ there succession and I guess old fashioned and disciplinary. A key source.
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