Journal Entry, Summer 2024 - Tug of War & the Penny

I was in the bedroom tonight when my husband came in with a picture that he said just flew off the shelf and at my son. I grabbed the picture of Gary the ghost and followed him back to the spare room where they were all playing video games.

As I walked through the living room I noticed a shadow out of the corner of my eye in the corner of the room but chose to ignore it. As I walked in the spare room I suddenly decided that I didn’t want the picture in that room anymore.

Walking back out to the living room, I noticed my carpet was shifted, per usual I stuck my foot out to shift it back but this time it didn’t budge. I tried again, NOTHING!

I shouted “what is wrong with this rug” and bent down and grabbed the corner and tugged on it and it didn’t budge. I got mad and put Gary down and went to the other corner (where I had seen the shadow moments before) and as I reached down I grabbed the corner and the carpet lifted and to my surprise I heard something hit the floor.

I knew the moment I heard the sound it was a penny. In shock, I told myself, I bet that’s a penny. I turned the light on, lifted the rug, and there it was… a shiny penny.

I stood up, took my foot and pushed the rug easily into place.

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