I made an abundance of peanutbutter cookies, some with chocolate chips, the rest just plain. We have been taking five or six every day to the office for our lunch, and for sharing. I am getting tired of peanutbutter cookies, and especially because they arent my favorite. I hardly EVER ate PBJ sandwiches my whole life!!!!
Ponciano is still coming into the office, nearly every other day. He is looking for a job for his son, who is somewhere else that I havent been able to understand where he is. Usually I have given Ponciano a couple little hard candies just because I had them. He seemed to really appreciate them. Then I started offering him a PB cookie once in a while. Today I gave him three because they are getting a little old and I didnt want to eat them. I also gave the others in the office some cookies.
Well, Ponciano and I worked together on making phone calls for more than an hour. He asked if I had a piece of candy, then in a hopeful tone, asked "or cookies?" Just before he left at 3:00, he handed me an apricot. What a sweet gesture. Last week he gave me a little lock with two keys. I really dont want him to feel that he has to reciprocate, but that is what happens when you give a friend a gift.
Here in our office, we have different expectations: we hope a person comes in, leaves happy and never comes back again. This is only because we hope the person has found a good job and is able to keep it. Hopefully this will happen to Ponciano, his son will find a good job and Ponciano will never have to come back again. It is kind of sad that we will never see some of our best clients again, but we are also happy that they wont be back. . . .unless it can be a social call.
