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A Perfect Day
Zero-calorie donuts, a winning lottery ticket and more
My husband made coffee and picked up donuts, the new specialty kind with no sugar, zero calories and a taste that rivals anything you can find at Da Vinci’s or Krispy Kreme.
I savored my first sip of coffee, that first incredible bite of my zero-calorie donut, and indulged in a few serene moments of meditation and prayer before beginning a day that stretched before me like a blank slate of opportunity and adventure.
Pulling on a pair of shorts, I attributed the slight looseness in the waist to the zero-calorie (and did I mention nutrition-packed?) donuts. It must have been an energizing breakfast, because my morning walk, instead of being an uphill trudge on weary morning legs, was a brisk, invigorating experience that left me with energy to spare.
When I went outside to water my flowers, I noticed with surprise that they had bloomed overnight; zinnias, salvia, marigolds and lantana transforming my yard into a page out of Southern Living. Another surprise was that my husband had trimmed the hedges so they no longer spread like a jungle that threatened to conceal our front door.
He must have trimmed them before going to claim the powerball lottery jackpot winnings from last…
