" I said. Pointedly, we walked out without even kissing the lads goodbye. I think they got the message that we were less than impressed! Jody said she...had a blanket in the car and the footpath went up right by the pub so we could leave the cars there. I popped in the shop across the road and bought a few iced orange drinks and some crisps, and then we started up the path.Pretty soon it went up more steeply as it headed up the hill. In the heat it was quite hard going and we were both breathing. ’ Two weeks before the end of the school year he got a call from the other school, the one in the next county wanting him to come in for a real interview. Baring a complete fuck up, he was in. The teacher in place had notified the school that he planned to retire. Rob had informed them that he had a full teaching schedule and couldn’t come over during the day and that it was a good thirty minute drive. Not to worry, his situation was typical, so they would be conducting the interview process. ) and got into the habit of biting my tongue when I was taken for their grandfather...I knew about milestones; the time they began to hold their heads up, the moment they were able to sit up, or roll; first solid food, first teeth ... Andrew decided the best mode of progression was sliding on his bottom, Lucille preferred crawling. Both took their first tottering steps before they were one year old.Mother ... I mean, Parent-and-toddler groups ... mostly proud young women with their offspring —. A lot will happen after we eat have some wine and get high, okay? I'm your loving auntie, hon, I'm not going to steer you wrong."Ida's bicycle looked like it was new in about 1940. Really heavy, no gears, with a giant basket that looked as if it had been welded to the front wheel and the handlebars."I live in west Berkeley. It's all flat here, I couldn't use her if I lived in the Berkeley hills, but she is perfect for my neighborhood. I can get most of what I need for living within a few.