"Just then Elizabeth came running into the room, "I didn't stay, besides Jeri had her '16' in the back of the truck, I could provide backup to." She r...n on to hug Corey, and Joanne. When she was done, Jeri, Suzy and I got the same treatment. Suzy was still hanging on to me.Jeri was hugging her Mother and started crying, "Are you OK Mama?" Yes baby I am fine, are you OK?" Dave and I had to, we didn't have a choice, they would have killed you, Corey and Suzy, if we hadn't."Joanne was hugging and. Each garment Jeff picked up was better than the last one. To Meredith,her son looked like the child who got every single gift they put intheir letter to Santa. Jeff held back the urge to try them all on. Jeffknew it would be so much fun to put on a little fashion show for hismom, but that would cut down on his time in the dream outfit. ?Mom, I amgoing to get changed into the outfit.??Don?t you want to try on the others, also???Not tonight. I want you to put my makeup on right away. How about. Grabbing her hand from his lap he brought it to his mouth, kissing her knuckles soundly. She looked at him shyly, solemnly asking – ‘You don’t mind do you?’ ‘Sweetheart – I LOVE you!’ ‘I know, John, but…’ ‘How could I mind?’ Pulling into the driveway we was amazed and amused at the number of things she had found to hang yellow ribbons from – there had to be hundreds of them and he had no idea how long it had taken her. As he opened the door and stepped out of the car, applause, cheers and calls. Luis was over seventy now and had been the gardener here since before Iwas born. Tall and skinny, he had more nose than his acne-scarred facecould really justify, and though a hard worker he was creepilyeffeminate. He often wore nail polish and I once caught him holding oneof my mother's dresses against his body while he pranced about in frontof a mirror. I'm okay with someone being gay, but a man should still bea man and act like one. I'd wanted him gone for a long time now, andI'd be getting.