Kristy sat up very straight in the director’s chair. She adjusted her visor. As you know, she said, today we are going to induct two new members into the club.Jessi and Mal grinned at each other, but...
Kristy smirked at me.
Lake Dekanawida
Later, after Abby had lugged Fred back inside and was taking off his jacket, she heard a crinkling sound and reached into the pocket of her coat. Her hand closed around an envelope. She pulled it out...
The two-year-olds were standing over a pile of dirty forks and spoons, laughing hysterically.They're okay, Claudia said.No thanks to you, Mary Anne commented under her breath.If you're so concerned, w...
Into our house? (Don’t expect me to know. I was fast asleep.) When I’d finally staggered downstairs on Sunday morning, I’d found three messages from Mary Anne on the answering machine. Message one was...
Our clients depend on us, I shot back. That's why they keep calling back. Our motto was, one call, seven sitters, remember? Not one call, four or five sitters who bothered to show up and a couple of o...
So wear a leotard or something, I suggested. Do you think anyone would believe I sleep in my clothes? she asked. Probably not. Mary Anne sighed as she swept the pajamas off her bed and tossed them ont...
Mallory clapped her hand to her forehead and moaned, Oh, no. My sisters. My baby sisters. They’ll be contaminated. They’ll be brainwashed. If I become the sister of Little Miss Stoneybrook, I will abs...
Mallory's hand shot up. As long as we're talking about Friday, Jessi told me to tell you that her new ballet class meets Fridays at 5:15.Every Friday? I asked. Is that the only class she can take?Mall...
Margo, I said, What is your greatest wish?Global peace, she replied immediately.Yes, but say it in a nice sentence.My greatest wish, Margo said, looking rapturous and angelic, is for global peace. Tha...
Well, what do you think about my idea?Four open-mouthed stares answered me. My friends had become the Great American Gapers Association. GAGA.
The whole club has been Abbified. Everyone had grown lazy while I was gone. Or maybe they weren't lazy. Maybe I was being too stubborn. (Hard to imagine, I know.) Sometimes you have to give a little t...
Maybe by the time she was a parent there would be automatic diaper-changers
Maybe not all boys were pains, just American boys.
There’s more good news, Kristy said. I hate to say this, but I’m afraid we’re going to have to cancel the winter carnival.
Mm-hm, Dawn said. Um, I’m sorry. Yeah. Right. I’m sorry, too, Mary Anne was what I was sort of hoping to hear.
Business
Bug on the wall.
Queen.
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