Betty was lost in her thought about her desire for dogs."Betty! You there?" Midge could be heard over the receiver."Uh! Oh! Sorry, must have zoned out... You asked when we start, next Monday. I'll meet you at your house. OK?" She asked."That's great, see you Monday then. Boy that cash will be handy," Midge said."Don't forget to wear a T-shirt and cut-offs, and bring a change of clothe for when we're done," Betty remembered Mr. Lodge's last minute instructions.As they both hung up Betty was. Diary, I woke in the Monstrosity with Kim curled around me, and I figured that out without opening my eyes. She has a little whistle, almost subsonic, in her breathing when she’s asleep. I woke because the air was stifling, as the Go6 and Kim had decided to all sleep together, and that was the biggest bed in the W. [Celeste had been dropping the “house” part of “J house” and “W house,” and it had started catching on with the rest of us.] After I warned the parents and they agreed not to come. "You might be able to," Scott said. "Until last week, I was the happy owner of a 2013 Grand Cherokee. That is until an eighteen-wheeler turned it into so much recycled scrap metal." Good grief," the salesman said. "Anybody injured?" Big rig driver died. Everybody else was okay."The car dealer made a sympathetic noise."As you might imagine, I'm getting tired of driving a rental." What trim package did your Grand Cherokee have?" Summit, 4x4," Scott said, "in 'Winter' something. Anyway, it had. " "Well, you know what they used to say about black men, back whenyou could tell the difference," Dean laughed. "Besides, you started ittwo years ago when you made me into a Hula dancer. I had to wigglemy hips all night at the party. I thought I was going to dislocatesomething. So anyway, old ethnic stereotypes are your idea, not mine." "Yeah, well, that's not what we're going to do this year," Bobbiesaid. "Are you ready?" "I suppose you want me to go first," Dean said. He.