“He brought heavy bags instead of a paper check, Mom.”

Lily plopped right down in the middle of them with her chin almost on the concrete and started sorting.

She found one that was still shiny and held it up.

“This one’s still a penny.”

“Get them in the house before it rains,” I said.

Noah looked up at a sky that was clear and orange.

“There’s a whole lot,” he said.

There was a whole lot.