"Very sorry sir- but our policies remain firm. Your request to move all your furniture came slightly later than a normal working window, which is why ...e couldn't guarantee you the day you asked for. It's part of the risk you took," the slightly high-up-in-the-company-man's voice from the movers told me."Part of the risk I took?" I asked, standing there, trying to negotiate."Yes. I'm very sorry sir. We are willing to offer you a 20% discount on your total price." Okay. I will take that up. But I. I think I’ll try to get out for lunch at least a couple of days a week. It’ll help me focus on recharging my batteries.”“Cool. I’ll send Jeri in!”I nodded, Jeri came in, and we got to work. I left in time to get home for dinner at 6:10pm. Veronica had started cooking for us several days during the week, and I thought that was probably going to be the pattern at least until my schedule calmed down a bit.Kara, Stephanie, and I went to karate as usual, and Sensei Jim called me into his office. And then, down in the bottom of the box, she saw another box. A boxthat woke many memories in her - memories of her father. The boxcontained a gift he had given her for her sixteenth birthday. Shepulled the box out and opened it - just so she could see it again... andremember. Safely nestled in the velvet liner, was a large hairbarrette - totally encrusted with diamonds - real diamonds. The thingwas worth a fortune. She had worn it only a few times, but shetreasured the gift from her. When was the last time someone took care of you?"I guess it would have to be my father, actually. I had a boyfriend but I can't honestly say he took care of me. It was more the other way around—I took care of him. He was a real mama's boy and was so used to having his mother do everything for him he didn't know how to live on his own. He couldn't cook, do the laundry, clean house, or anything. His mother did all that for him and then I came along to do it for him." Yeah, I know the type. But.