"Molly! Happy birthday!" Her dad's old voice celebrated. "You'll never guess what happened this morning."
"What happened?" She indulged his enthusiasm.
"Well, as soon as I got up I knew there was something important happening, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. So I was making some oatmeal for brunch and saw a penny on the counter. Isn't that weird? Just one penny."
"Okay..." She was waiting for him to continue.
"Well, I picked the thing up and the year that was printed just happened to be the year you were born! How about that? So then I thought, hey, what day is it? And anyway, at least I was able to remember one way or another. Are you having a good day?" He rambled pleasantly.
"I am! You remember meeting Johnny? Well, he got a dog and surprised me this morning." She told h
