When I got Bob into the dining room, he told me, "Since I don't really know your family, I talked with Mrs. Baer a bit about this. She told me to act ...ike I always do -- but it can be a bit outrageous at times. It seems to help the clients have fun, though."I 'sing and dance, ' flirt a bit, and up to now, no one's had any objections. However, since I don't have any previous credibility with your family, I'll keep an eye on you and if you give me the wave-off on something, I'll stop it. Is that. She accomplished all this in less than 10 minutes. Yes, I'd keep her around just for breakfast.We sat at the table enjoying our breakfast when she asked, "Where are we going to end up today?" Well if everything works out right, we'll end up here. I don't know where we'll be in between, although I have a feeling we'll eat lunch at Pala and maybe come back via the Ortega or one of the other roads that are biker-friendly."We washed the dishes and went to the mud room to get Shelly outfitted in. "Looking up at Karen in surprise, Denise asked, "Why?" They have some big problem over there and want us to stop working on the manual. I've got a meeting with the owner later this morning," Karen said."Oh. What am I supposed to work on instead?" Denise asked. She had known that Dale had some problem at the office, but she didn't think it had anything to do with her work."Take the morning off," Karen answered. She didn't want to assign Karen to anything else until she found out what the problem. Believe me, it will make her respect you more, and maybe make her sorry she did this." I'm not trying to hurt her," her protested."No, and that's not why you're doing it. If she changes her mind and you're already committed for the Prom, it will be a valuable life lesson for her. Look, if you two get back together some day, it will be a much better relationship if she knows your strength." I thought you were working on a business degree, not psychology," Matt quipped.Having learned from.