I Love My Mail(wo)man

Over the years, I’ve gotten to know our Mail(wo)man.  Her name is Pat. She has two kids and two grand kids (the youngest is about Brody’s age). She loves seeing Brody and knows his name.  She always has a special surprise for him when she sees him.  I just love her!

A few weeks ago, Jason and I took time to power wash our front porch, walkway, and driveway (girls, if you’ve never used a power washer and love the thrill of some power, you’ve got to try this…I loved every minute of it).  LOL!  Anyway, back on topic…  We had a fake topiary plant at the front porch (wish I had a picture to show you).  We’ve had it for probably 6 or more years.  This past year, it started balding (no joke).  It was time to get rid of it.  I searched everywhere online to find a replacement (would have loved to find an exact match).  It looked so real and I remember finding it cheap.  Well, they apparently don’t make cheap fake plants for outside anymore, so we went without anything for a few weeks.  *sigh*

A couple of weeks ago, Pat delivered a package at our front door and we didn’t have a plant there.  She normally would put the package behind the plant.  I picked up the box off of the front porch and saw she had written a note on the package, “Thought I was at the wrong house with the corner planter gone!”.

I laughed so hard when I read her note.  How in the world does she remember all of her “customers”?  How did she remember we had a plant on our front porch (it’s not like she delivers packages on a daily basis here or even weekly).  It just amazed me that she noticed and took time to write a note.

Then, we got a plant for the front porch last weekend.  I didn’t find exactly what I was looking for, but it has character and each time I see it, I’m starting to get attached even more to it.  Now the challenge will be to remember to water it (since it’s not fake like my old plant).

This week, I got another package in the mail.  And again, Pat took time to write a note on our package, “Cool new plant!”.  I again laughed.  She truly is an incredible Mail(wo)man.  She is retiring soon and it makes me sad that we won’t see her anymore.  She will definitely be missed.  In the meantime, we’ll soak up as much Pat as we can get.  She gives the United States Post Office a good name.