~The 2 Dollar Bill~

I was talking to a friend today about the difference of money here
and in other countries.. and what the exchange rate and really who's
dollar so to speak is worth more.. I get really confused on that
stuff... I lived in Canada for awhile, about 4 months or so...Niagara
Falls, talk about a GREAT place..very touristy but wasnt expensive
to rent an apartment there but we were not allowed to get jobs there.
Could rent an apt, get a phone even but not jobs, we would have had

to give up our citizenship to the states... The money exchange back
then was great.. I had all money from the states and when I changed
it to Canadian I almost doubled what I had..THAT was terriffic!!!
Worked real good for us... but then we had to leave as we had to work
thats when we moved down the river sorta to Buffalo, NY. Now..
THAT was TOWN...wow..I think EVERY restaurant in that city
delivered. THAT was so great...Nothin like delivery ...wish more than
just the Pizza places here did..

I told my friend..that I have some 2 dollar bills..he had never

heard of them...English money is so different than ours..

all their stuff is ODD lol no ..just different..like weights..they

weigh in STONES...well hmmm. how can a person weigh as

much as a ROCK? lol.. I scanned my 2 dollar bill..well I have

5 of them... The one up top has a first day of issue stamp on

it.. as it is the first day of issue for the 2 dollar bill and the stamp

in 1976... its postmarked...My ex boss gave them to all his

employees.. said one day they would be valuable because of

the stamp and post mark and both were newly issued on that day.

Boy, now wouldnt THAT be great? hmmm ebay here I come lol...

These 5 , 2dollar bills I have..they could tell you a story too.. Poor

things..There was a little neighborhood store..just a few doors

down..and we always went there to get odds and ends of what

we needed. The man that ran it was SO nice.. We lived on Hertel

Avenue.. We would get so broke before payday..and take those

5 bills down to that store..and ask that man.."would you hold

these and PLEASE not turn them in..and we will be back on

payday to get them?" This DEAR man..did just that.. He held

onto those 5 bills and gave us Ten dollars worth of food..bread

and peanut butter n jelly , food to last us till payday.. we had to

do this quite a few times ..but he sure helped us out...that was

such a kind and generous thing to do.. He didnt have to hold

those bills for us.. and we had NO choice but to spend them.

Things were short for a while there..but he did, how nice hey?

Every payday, the VERY first thing we did was RUSH to that

little store and he would cash our checks and give us back

our 5 two dollar bills... We did this many many times..till we

each got raises and did a little better... But that was so nice

of him to do..he kept them safely in a box for us so they didnt

get damaged even... And did not even let anyone know he

was doing this.. Needless to say we were VERY grateful...

Before we moved from Buffalo we did go back to that store

and tell him again how much he really helped us.. NOt too

many would have done that for complete strangers... He was

such a nice man.. He will have MANY stars in his crown I think.

It wasnt such a big deal to him, he would just smile and put

them in a box he had there and said if he wasnt there thats

where they were and he left orders that they were ONLY to be

given back to us.. how wonderful...he had NO IDEA what it meant

to us, and It meant whether we went hungry for a few days or

not.. And he saw, we spent it on food..not cigarettes , food.. I

think he knew we sure needed a little helping hand. I still have

these 5 two dollar bills... I lived in Buffalo hmmm in 1988...

been awhile....and I got that 2 dollar bill when I lived in Texas ..

lol.. the other 2, I honestly dont remember.. I know 2 my dad

saved and gave me 2 once, when I went home on holiday..He

saved them for me...the dates on the others are 1964....

Just the smallest of things..just brings back memories.. Ive been

contemplating my life lately and what do I really want to do with

it..and I see these things from my past, and think of where I have

been and what I have done..and HOW did I EVER get to this

time of life.? .when only yesterday it seems I was younger and

thinner OF COURSE, but still GORGEOUS-- but.. look how

things have changed and what am I going to do till this course

does come to an end? AND.....I have NO idea... :-)

The ONLY course I know right NOW..lol..you know it..is the

course OUT to the kitchen lol... The boy is already out there .. I

gave him a piece of his tape a while ago and hes just a happy

camper.. havin a good time..I run out of that that tape Im in BIG

trouble...I would NEVER hear the end of it...I wont EVEN talk

about lunch.. just well.. its one of the "name it and you can

have it" variety... I have some fresh frozen shrimp in the freezer

and I think I hear them calling me lol...so of COURSE...Its

that time to say Nitey Nite... ;-)

Y'all have a good one now Y'hear? luv ya.. and thanks hey? :-)

Always, Lois ****

May God Bless you today,

I'm so honored to call you friend,

I pray the Lord will keep you safe,

Until I write again...