As soon as Dukey got back to McGillicutty's, he dropped off his purchase with Cutty, and proceeded to his office.<em>More paperwork, today?</em>he thought idly, when the first pitchfork he had ever made here at the warehouse clattered to the floor, along with his favorite garden hoe. No sooner did he move toward them to pick them up, before he stepped on the rake bottom of the hoe, causing the handle to spring up and hit him square in the face. Of course, this didn't faze him at all, he was so used to the occurence. It did, however, cause him to recall the beautiful farmer's daughter, and he was inspired to call his mother, Sukey, to let her know about it.<br/><br/>He picked up the handset, dialed a number and began to absent-mindedly play with the coiled cord on the phone, twirling it around his finger. "Hello, Mom? How are you? ... ... ...That's good, me too! You won't believe the day I've had, and it isn't even noon, yet. ... ... ...No, Mom, I didn't -- No, I'm not calling from the hospital, or from jail. I wanted to tell you about the sweetest young lady I just ran into," he said as he silently rolled his eyes. "Her name is Clara Klutz, Mom, and I like her a lot. But her father, well...he's, umm, a little miffed at me right now."<br/><br/>As he said that last part, Cutty walked in and boomed, "Miffed? I'll show you miffed! No personal calls on work time, Dukey. You know that." Dukey nodded hastily, and said into the receiver, "I gotta go, Mom. I'll talk to you later -- I love you, too," and hung up.<br/><br/>He sat down, and grabbed the stack of files on his desk, getting a rather nasty paper-cut in the process. He stuck his finger in his mouth to stop the bleeding, and pulled it out, making a popping noise with his cheek. He chuckled a little, picked up his pen and started filling out all the papers, daydreaming about Clara.<br/><br/>Before he knew it, his shift was done, he had been so caught up in the excitement of the morning. He decided he would stop at the nearest fast-food chain and pick up something to eat, before proceeding to Maple Run Lane and the farm, so he could return the receipt to Clara. He called Sukey back, on his cell phone, as he drove, using the hands-free feature, so he could focus on the road. He didn't need another mishap today.