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Grounding for Celebrations
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2024-10-29 19:42:56There wasn’t any point in further searching. The baskets weren’t there. “I ordered eight baskets. This is the invoice they left. How did I miss it? There’s a note on the back. Who writes on the reverse? The last half of the shipment is coming separately. They don’t say a date we’ll receive it on.” Bonnie frowned in a puzzled manner at the back of the invoice.
“We’ll work with this.” Jessie didn’t think of her words’ meaning. What she’s thinking? This was Bonnie’s event. She was helping. “I’ll pass on the message about the baskets and tell everyone to break for lunch.”
“Yes, lunch is ready in the
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