Repairman Fixes Mans Heating, Dad Finds Note About Newborn Scribbled On Receipt

An Unexpected Gift

The invoice listed the work that was done at Jesse’s house: “Repair furnace. Clean burners and pilot assembly.” But, in lieu of a dollar amount for the work performed, was this note: “No charge. Take care of the new baby.” “I didn’t know if it was a boy or girl; I didn’t know if I should get pink or blue,” the owner said. “So I figured, we’ll give the baby heat! How about that?”

Jesse and Maria could not believe it. “I was like, ‘What? No. This can’t be real,” recalled Maria. But it was.