Daycare, Deliveries and Donations At Marleewood!

Things were hopping at Marleewood this week. The Daycare was full of children and babies because of the increase of shoppers. The babies required lots of things to make the Daycare a great place for babies and children to stay. Marlee didn't have to worry too much about spending any money on things though. Donations were coming in on a regular basis. Folks were more than happy to donate things that they didn't need any more.
Of course, sometimes the donations of cribs, and toys and equipment for the children caused a parking lot traffic jam because of the cars and pick up trucks. It seemed like some days they were all there at once wanting to unload their donations.

Marlee and Charlie and the Grandmas were grateful for their small town kindness that's for sure. However, Marleewood Daycare was getting overcrowded with things. There was hardly room for the children!
There was a small recliner and a crib and  changing tables and all kinds of baby toys. There was even a huge Micky Mouse!
There were dolls and stuffed animals galore.  Marleewood had extra rooms if need be.  Marlee and her friends hoped that business would be steady, but not crazy busy. A person would like time to play a little and have a snack.

Marlee  was only two (2) but she was becoming quite the business woman. You saw Marlee  on the computer this morning ordering some things for Charlie's Holiday Shop. Did Charlie know that she was going to do this? Not likely, I'm afraid. This in grown up words is called, "The right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing." Marlee and Charlie were partners so they should be talking together about orders especially since it was pretty late in the season to be ordering things. They all want the Holiday Shop to be pretty much empty in about three (3) weeks. Let's see, if Marlee orders things now it will take a week to get to Marleewood. Who will deliver all of these things that Marlee ordered? Will they come in a truck, or a van, or something else...
Where were those two (2) secret agents? What did they look like? Was there in fact only two (2) of them or did they in fact have an accomplice right there in Marleewood? Oh, probably not, Marlee's friends would have spotted someone that was a secret agent I would think.
Marlee had not seen or heard anything about that blue 4 wheeler lately. She would listen sometimes and look out the window just to make sure, but she didn't see or hear a thing; thank goodness. She was too busy to be worried about things that no one else saw or heard.
Tomorrow she was going to go price shopping at some stores. Marlee wanted to make sure that her prices were right. While she was out, Charlie and the Grandmas were going to start the Christmas tree decorating at Marleewood. They were going to put up a lot of trees. They all felt that the Christmas Spirit was needed this year. Sometimes people get sad this time of year. That's hard to believe isn't it? Well, some people don't have family and friends like Marlee does so when they see everyone else be happy they get sad. So the folks inside Marleewood decided that decorating for Christmas and offering folks snacks and friendship would help take some of that sadness away for at least a little while. I have a feeling that's why Marleewood is so busy. People love the feeling of being part of Marlee's family. People talk about Marleewood calling it a Home Away From Home.
Well it was about time for Marlee to get her coat and hat on so she could go to work. But before she did that Marlee thought that she would take just one little peek out of the window to make sure everything was alright before she left for work.