You have to be patient. After all, you're sitting next to her and your grandmother. That's a very good spot."He smiled then. "Okay, Gra-pa."We all ate... talked, and laughed. Johnny managed to leave his booster seat and took turns in every female's lap but spent most of his time with "An' Chas-ty" and staring at David who talked to him as if he were a young man rather than a baby albeit a preconscious one. He and Chastity had great fun talking to him and saying things that they, perhaps, weren't. When it became his turn to do so, Josh handed his paperwork over to the designated Army enlisted man who in turn, began to shuffle through it to make sure everything was in order. Coming upon the medical waiver, the enlisted man, unsure as what to do with it, brought it to the attention of his superior, a burly, barrel chested Navy CPO, who in turn, brought it to the attention of the officer in charge, a very young and ill at ease looking Navy lieutenant JG. No one, it appeared, knew how to. "The balloon and note changed my mind."Getting up off the couch, I knelt down at his feet and wrapped him in a hug and he broke down. After he'd cried himself out, I got him some paper and a pen and told him about wanting to die myself and suggested that he try writing a note to Joyie."It helped me more than I can explain," I said.When he was finished, Doug tied his note with mine and let the balloon go. We hugged, again, and he thanked me for helping him. He said, "I'll talk with Mom and Dad. Eventually though, mom hesitantly pointed out, "If we're going to go getyou some new clothes, you might want to wash up first."I looked down at myself, wincing at the idea of taking a shower in my newbody. Unfortunately, I would have to do it sooner or later and I wasn'texactly thrilled with the idea of being gross and grungy. I nodded andmade my way to the bathroom, feeling nervous as I did so."Okay," I set Grace's jacket to the side. I was all right if I wasn'tholding it as long as it was.