Happy Valentine’s Day!
I’m participating in Susanna Hill’s lovely “Valentiny” story contest. For more entries, hop over to Susanna’s blog and read them all.
Special Delivery
Every year, Pepper and Mom exchange Valentine’s cards. And they have an extra lovely breakfast to celebrate.
This year, Pepper wants to do something special.
She makes many cards.
She makes them extra fancy.
Pepper hands two cards to the mailman.
She gives the rest to her friends.
Pepper wonders when her cards will arrive.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
And there’s no mail on Sunday.
On Monday, Grandpa calls. He’s ecstatic. He got Pepper’s mail.
Pepper is happy.
And she’s also worried.
Mom shakes her head. “Why are you so jumpy?”
She puts up all the cards Pepper got from her friends.
Pepper sighs loudly.
Mom wrinkles her forehead. “Aren’t you excited?”
But Mom looks troubled, too.
Pepper doesn’t sleep well.
On Valentine’s Day morning, Pepper has no card for Mom. And Mom has no card for Pepper.
It’s a very quiet breakfast.
Until the mailman arrives.
And he delivers Pepper’s card for Mom.
And he also brings Mom’s card for Pepper.
What a special way to get them.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
This must be where the term “special delivery” came from! Good luck in the competition!
Must be
thanks for coming over and reading Pepper’s story!
Snail mail really is the best! Nice job!
Isn’t it? Nothing better than a kind card.
A just-in-time mail delivery! Sweet Valentiny story — good luck!
Thank you! Just in time to save the day…
I’m glad the mailman saved the day. Good luck!
Thanks! I love mail…. (not counting bills
I Love getting mail. Cute story. I wish you well with it.
Thanks! I love getting mail, too
So glad Pepper and Mom got their cards on time! Cute story. Good luck to you.
Thank you!
Hooray for the mail carrier! A super important job on Valentine’s Day indeed.
Thank you! Nothing better than getting mail, right?
Sweet story. I love how the mailman saves the day. Good luck!
Thank you! Mailmen are heroes, especially when it’s snowing!
Sweet story. I am glad the mail came.
Thanks! I’m always glad when the mail comes, unless it’s bills
I love that they mailed the cards even though they could have just handed them to each other…they wanted it to be special. I can remember when I was a kid…and we needed to save a stamp and also didn’t have money to buy a card, we’d make them, put them in an envelope, draw a stamp in the corner…and then wait till the mailman put the letters in the box. Then we’d slip ours in with the rest of the mail, so it would be delivered, just like the REAL mail.
Well done with the story…I loved it!
Thank you so much, Vivian. I love your childhood memory. So precious.
So true, Franziska! There is something about a snail mail delivery that is extra special! So glad Pepper and her mom got their Valentines on time
Thanks so much for joining in the Valentiny fun!
Thanks for stopping by, Susanna. Snail mail is the best