Lovely surprise!

Just a little interlude (out of sequence). We live in the Versant Place apartment complex. A few days ago we had a message from the office asking that we come in on the afternoon of January 28th after 5 p.m., to sign our new lease. They informed us that if we came in that day we would be given a number which, if it was drawn after the little reception, would give us a month's free rent when our new lease came into effect. They also informed me that we were due for a redecoration of our apartment plus a $500.00 reduction for the first month. This latter was determined even if our number was not called. Of course we took advantage of the experience. When the time came for the numbers to be called the first two numbers were not present, then came the third one, Dad  pulled the card from my hand and -- you've guessed it -- we will came back from South Africa to a free month's rent. I cried.