Kara and Jess are both doing really well. How’s your side?”“Becky and Andy are doing great, and the grandkids are awesome. It’s so nice to be ...ble to hand them back when they’re fussy or misbehave!”“I have a few years before the grandkids start arriving in waves,” I said. “But I’m looking forward to that.”“Most parents do. What brings you to town?”“A checkup with my therapist,” I said. “I haven’t seen her in some time. I’m also seeing my dad and Joyce, plus all of you.”“If you go out of my. Could you be more specific?”He nodded and motioned to an aide, and a series of slides came onto a screen, detailing the helo support and Special Ops teams available for combat search and rescue. I thanked him and John must have figured this was adequate. He turned to Condi Rice and had her confirm with her counterparts in Europe that this plan would be acceptable, and that they needed to speak to the Pentagon about their plans. No action would be taken until the U.N. vote but would begin. A few minutes later Ahmeed and a reluctant Lissa left, Lissa had wanted to stay with Chris. Paul had convinced Jerry to stay the night and join him in bed with Sammy. Chris made it to the stairs holding the pump and with that tube swinging between her legs. She had trouble lifting her legs up the steps and gave up in frustration, she yelled, "It's this bloody football". I carried her upstairs.We lay in bed and chatted of this and that. Did she think she was pregnant? - Don't know - Who. Then again not all of section-M did either.Osston said, "Master, may we try with the large shield this way?" Do you think you will be safe?" We were safe before, Master. We were below the level of the ground." Then try it."The two ran up the hill and put the bands on the silver rods until they stopped at the crossbar near the top. The rest of us got far back. I saw the shield form and then collapse but it did so much quicker and it went out much further. There was also a lot of dust stirred up.