Tai grew nervous. He began scratching his head. Yeah what he said. I need to find Kari and make sure that she is alright. A loud sound of a man and a ...oman arguing rang through the air. What the hell is wrong with you? The female voiced yelled. Oh great so this is somehow my fault? The male voice responded. Well you could have caught me before I hit the ground! Oh Im sorry but I sort of landed on my ass which is still sore by the way. How many times do I have to say Im sorry? Tai, Sora, Izzy. Avis was now told to count the strokes; uncalled strokes would not be counted and would be taken again. First I showed Avis the cat then I took my place and with the cat in hand, the first stroke fell, whap, the knots stinging the pale skin, and her legs twitching with the pain. Whap.... One! I quickly reminder her who she was talking to, whap ....two Sir, whap three sir, she counted to ten without faltering and I could see she was beginning to revel in the pain. Not so her butt, which was. " You haven't done your homework, ma'am," said Rick, stifling a laugh. "Norman Wells is one helluva way from the North Pole... if you'll pardon my language, ma'am."Ginny could tell already she had a lot to learn about this strange part of the world. Strange at least to a small-town girl from Indiana. Cold weather and snow she'd come prepared for, but not for a California climate. "Just how warm is it up there in the summer?"Rick thought for a moment. "Well, it depends on what part of the. He was obviously proud of his house and I could understand why. It was beautiful! When he took me outside, I was stunned. His back yard was immense, with trees and the greenest, most meticulously groomed lawn I’d ever seen. It yearned to be walked on with bare feet! There was a small stream wandering around the yard with two stone, arched bridges and a beautiful waterfall that ran into a small pond. Apparently, it had been set up to pump the water from the pond back to the start of the stream,.