Mother Nature Has A Plan

The roads from Marleewood lead to Kansas. From Kansas you can go right to Colorado, however, the wind blows whichever way Mother Nature decides. While Marlee is on her mission to question the thief that took Marleewood's trash can, Mother Nature is having a really good time with Grandma Lu's stimulus check. It blew out of the trash truck and went about fifty miles before a lady discovered that she had a trash can with the Marleewood logo on the front.

It also had some papers and pictures in the bottom of the can. The lady who found them had no clue who Marlee and Whitlee were. Their names were on the back of the pictures. So she put a wanted ad in the local newspaper hoping to find their parents or at least someone who knew them. She chose one of the pictures to put in the paper because the man's shirt said daddy. "Hopefully someone will know this guy," she said to herself.
That lady lived in the woods and had about twenty turkeys and deer that would come to her house every night for some cracked corn and treats. One big old Tom Turkey even had moved the check with his feet so he could get to his corn.
There had been a storm later on that day and the wind was howling something fierce. Well that wind took that check almost back to Marleewood. A racoon by the name of Randy was going to wash his hands and check it out, but before he could do that the wind blew it up high into a tree on the Anderson Farm. Kyler almost found it but Mother Nature was too fast for him. She had a plan for that check. It was going to Oklahoma where she had another storm brewing. She loved to see that piece of paper swirl in the wind. She had decided to make it fly clear across the country, but Mother Nature got tired of playing and decided to rest for awhile.
Abby was busy weeding for her mom and found the check! It was all tangled up in the weeds by the fence. She took it into the house and showed it to her mom. "Who is Grandma Lu, Mom? What shall we do with this check? Is it real or is somebody just playing around.?"

"No, I don't know a Grandma Lu, but I remember a Grandma B. She lives in a small town where Marleewood is. Remember she wanted some pictures of the horses that we rescue? She has a mini farm where she raises minis just like our rescues not long back. Kane liked brushing and lovin' on Cochise, didn't he? We were so happy he was adopted and now he has a wonderful home.  I wonder if they know each other. I'll go see if I still have her phone number and give her a call. In the meantime why don't you go put that check on my desk and wash up. I bet I can find you a nice cold drink for being such a great help today."

Abby did just that, but before she left she opened the window in her mom's office. It was so hot the fresh air felt really good....

Mother Nature woke up from her nap and thought she was ready for some fun. "I think Colorado is a pretty place. Okay, wind do your thing! And out the window went Grandma Lu's stimulus check.