It had a long, thick neck like some kind of exotic bird, but its head was crowned by horns and its jaw was long. A snout, not a jaw, he corrected hims...lf.It had a long, sinuous tail undulating behind it and the tail ended in a thick, triangular shape which looked sharp and insidious. Its wings were large, but they were the arched, webbed wings of bats instead of the curved, feathery wings of birds. Each webbed finger in its wings was surmounted by a single, gleaming claw at its apex.For a. He stepped out of the banquet room, walked up to her, and said, "Excuse me, I couldn't help notice how lovely you look tonight."She said, "Why thank you," I'm Jarard." He said."I'm Jana." She said to him."So nice to meet you." Jarard said as he kissed her hand."I noticed you were celebrating a graduation." She said."Yeah, I've just graduated from the U.S. Marines. I'm celebrating with all my friends and family." Jarard said."Congrats on graduating." Jana replied with a smile."Thanks so much.. I'ld cook my man a hearty breakfast then do the housework. I actually enjoyed cooking and cleaning! The simplicity of this life was a welcome change for me after the 'cut throat' corporate life. I would shop or go out to lunch with Ailleen, or one of the other women. We would gossip like hens at the hair dressers. As the months passed I progressed through a series of hair styles as my locks grew longer and longer. Carl wanted me to let my hair grow out completely. I was looking forward to. I could hear the mower running outside when someone yelled that we should come downstairs for lunch. I’d only managed to get two ceilings painted.We didn’t get finished that day. Or that weekend. By Sunday night, the six of us were exhausted. Fewer parents had shown up on Sunday. They had other things to do. It was nice of all the moms to take a break from their busy schedules to help clean, but they weren’t really into painting. Sondra and her boyfriend Ray had planned to go on a dairy tour in.