Pennies and Paperclips

Well, the baby is 2 days past due, and I must admit, I have been a little bit bored. It's March 29th and I stopped working on March 20th. I'm not entirely sure that I am nesting, but I am cleaning much more than usual. I think it's because I have all the extra time on my hands, though, not because I have a burning desire to have the house ready or impeccably clean.
I write this blog because throughout my cleaning ventures over the past week, I have been finding pennies and paperclips EVERYWHERE! I bet I have found over 2 dozen random paperclips THROUGHOUT the house. I have probably found about 25 cents worth of pennies. Now, I KNOW that these aren't MY paperclips and pennies. So, I turn to Dave and ask him, why the pennies and paperclips everywhere? Well, the paperclips are easy to explain. Ever since he started teaching, he brings papers home to grade. He un-paperclips the stack where-ever he may be and either A) drops the paperclip or B) puts it in his pocket where it inevitably ends up on the floor near the washer and dryer (that is where I found the motherload of pennies and paperclips.)
The pennies, on the other hand, do not make sense. Why not larger coins? Why only pennies? Dave cannot explain, the only answer he offers me is "find a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck - I am just spreading the luck around." Really Dave, Really?!?!?
Anyway, so I sweep the entire half of our basement that is unfinished, cleaning up all pennies, paperclips, and other unruly objects that have fallen by the wayside. THEN, YESTERDAY, I am walking upstairs and what do I spot? 2 pennies and 2 paperclips on the ground! ARGH! I feel like pennies and paperclips will be the beginning of a non-ending lifelong battle for me. Ah well, it is what it is. At least it's not anvils and old banana peels.
By the way, I did not take the photo that goes with this blog, I found it on google images. Apparently I am not the only one suffering the ridiculousness of pennies and paperclips.