We awoke to both feeling ourselves again after at least one of us feeling not so hot. Yahoo!! It was time to unveil the wonderment of Day 8.
Oh boy! We get to visit the Police/Fire headquarters. It was to be a fun day.
We headed to Trader Joe’s to pick up some treats. I was unsure about making homemade goodies since there are many crazy people who may want to poison our fine officers. And…well, I was out of eggs.
Upon decorating our basket and making a card, we drove to the Police/Fire headquarters in Scottsdale.
Now, they have a nice lobby which doubles as a museum. The man up front took our basket and asked us if it was for Police or Fire? I was not particular, so I said either one.
After a quick run through the museum and a kiss to the pony,
we went back to our car.
As we got into the car, this lady from the office knocked on our window and asked if we could come back in. She told us that the Chief of Police wanted to say thank you in person. (Serioulsy!?) (I’m guessing the Police fought for received the goodies).
We went into the REAL office of Police and were welcomed by this man:
He wanted to give Tatum a backpack full of trinkets (like a light up key chain, badge, pencil, eraser, cup..) and a cool hat. He also wanted a picture with us.
We were in shock. The kindness! And Tatum was a bit speechless. Yes, no words.
The assistant came over and asked if she could take a picture for their newsletter and if we’d be OK if they could write about our generosity.
I did not want to be in the newsletter (as you can tell, I was not quite as lovely as my adorable Tot). So I scooted out of it.
They were so grateful, and yet, I was the one with all the gratitude. Finally, another office wanted Tatum to come into his office so she could see his treasure chest. This I gotta see.
She picked ONE. (I tried to convince her of the KitKat, but she opted for a Hershey’s milk chocolate).
As we walked out, they continued to express their thanks, however I was the one boiled over.
Tatum wanted a picture with the statues out front.
What a great lesson for all of us. When you give from your heart, with no expectations, it comes back to you ten fold.
We celebrated by drawing a doggie and painting it. Wouldn’t you?
We sure appreciate our law enforcement officers.