The radio-alarm on the nightstand read 2:30. Carla was missing from her side of the bed. I waited for a flushing sound from the bathroom, a faucet sig...aling running water. None came.Two-thirty became three and three became quarter of four.Carla returned to the bedroom at 4:15. She was completely naked.I was sitting up against the headboard. There was enough moonlight filtering in for her to spot me immediately. She jumped on the bed. I opened my mouth to speak but she pressed a finger to my. Sort the colored tiles, find a few of the more obvious pieces. Problems quickly become obvious for the uninitiated… crossover colors, similar images in three or more spots, any other challenges the creator dreamed up for the truly devoted jigsaw enthusiasts. To paraphrase a Gumpism, life is a lot like that box of puzzle pieces – you might have an idea of the structure, the people in your life, and how those relationships connect, but working out the details can take a lifetime. Greg Bartels. He'd heard in jail how a new scam was to dress up like Santa and offer to give someone something so you could get in. Once there it turned into a home invasion. So he tried to protect Eva and Timmy from this unknown man, who cursed at him, whereupon he knew the man was a danger to them. He said he didn't know where the knife came from, and that it must have been planted on him, because they certainly hadn't given him a knife when he got out of prison. And he insisted that no one had said. After we had eaten some of the girls started throwing a Frisbee to each other and Janice got sucked into the game too. I was going to join in too but Paul appeared with a sausage on a cocktail stick in one hand and a beer in the other and started chatting."Hi, Nicki, sorry I couldn't say hello properly before. Where's your friend?"I looked around and pointed her out. By now the game had moved on to the larger lawn but Janice waved at us before chasing the Frisbee again."Come in the house... ,".