Dinner was great—the turkey was perfect and the mashed potatoes and all the side dishes added up to a great meal. Beth totally charmed Dad, and even...The Pest behaved himself.We sat around after dinner and just let the meal settle, then played a couple of inane board games where Beth even had my little brother under her spell. Later the pies came out, including a pumpkin that was outstanding—and gave me a chance to stick my big, smelly foot halfway down my throat, "Mom this your best pie yet!. As the time neared, he was actually excited about seeing them.So now, here he was at the airport waiting for Heather and Beth. Their flight had landed and people were exiting. He spotted his sister first. He always considered her a knock out, and she still was. Beth was a couple steps behind her. She was exactly a younger version of her mother. She was beautiful, in an understated way. She too, had blonde hair like her mother, but longer. She was wearing a snug T-shirt and shorts. The mother. I cleaned up my mess and washed my hands in our bathroom before going to the den to see what she was going to do to me. She said if that's something you really like I have a suprise for you. I didn't say anything , I just sat down on the couch. She stood up and went down the hall while telling me to stay put. My mind was racing, she didn't seem that mad at me, I wonder what she is up to I thought. In a few minutes I heard her hills coming down the hall, hills? she didn't have on hills when she. Our family was driving us crazy and in our minds this would be the adventure of a lifetime. We could build a cabin in the wilderness like Grizzly Adams and have a pet bear or two. There were no doubts on either of our parts that we could build a cabin or that we wouldn't have plenty to eat. We knew how to fish and cook over a campfire. And lanterns and flashlights would do us for lights. We would sleep on our sleeping bags on the floor; or maybe even out under the stars. Our bears would protect.