"Rain, rain, go away. Please come back another day." Preferably, as 1/4" that happens between 3-4 a.m. every other day. Is that too much to ask? Winter rains are the worst. Gray winter and rainy days? GGGgggggrrrrrrrr.

I have to tell you something that happened right after we returned to work after the new year. It was Tuesday. It was a beautiful, sunny morning and the birds were chirping and the goats had a hop in their steps. It was like the first morning after a bear wakes from a long winter's nap. However, this involved about 38 bears returning rested but not really ready. I always say after a vacation, "Re-entry is ugly."

Fortunately, I did not arrive early enough to witness the chaos. I just heard about it. "Hey Marsha, did you hear what happened this morning?"

"No, I did not. Do tell," I said as I rolled my eyes.

One of our beloved drivers backed up the F-450 dump bed truck into one of our other beloved driver's brand new F-150 company truck. Cue the circus music as one truck was in the blind spot of the other. And one driver couldn't understand why anyone would park a smaller truck behind the bigger truck. What a way to start a morning, am I right? Not for me but for them! Poor guys...

Of course, in normal fashion, a sign had to be made. I hung this up in the office and the jokes ensued. I waited until after work to ask the one driver, "Soooooo.... how was your day?" His reply was priceless. He wrote back that he had an absolutely awesome day.

Then I texted him this picture and he immediately sent me the laughing and crying emoji. He and I are always giving each other a hard time, so I knew he would think I'm funny. But it was true: we really went 33 minutes accident-free in 2023. I mean, there is always a first time for everything; this was the shortest length of time, so we set a new record.

We hope you started your new year accident-free and it remains that way! No accidents, no dead plants, and as drama-free as it can be. However, should something happen and you need cheering up, we have exactly what you need!

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