She had insisted that she and Scott be seated with Courtney Hollings – because she knew it would make her husband uncomfortable (and likely silent) ...or most of the night.It took the couple almost half an hour to make their way to where Tiffany, Molly, Katelyn, Bob, Beth, David and Michael sat. Stacy Thomas was seated beside Michael since Ted was still in basic training and unable to attend. The close friends gave Hailey pecks on the cheek – even Bob, Phil noted. As soon as Phil helped Hailey. I put them down and opened the door, happy to be home. After my stop at the jewelry store, my bags weren't the only thing that were light and I was keenly aware of the need to get some income producing work out of the way. The thing is, travel is very tiring, for me at least and the kind of work I do requires real enthusiasm and mental alertness, so work was out of question, at least for the rest of the day.I wasn't making excuses. I was worn out from the flight and Sandra and her sister were. . including, that now she didn't need me anymore.But that wasn't the case. She asked me what I had planned for the weekend."I have farm chores every morning and evening, of course. But I can have the afternoons off. Why?"She wanted me to go on a picnic with her.Came the day, I picked her up and drove us to a nearby state park. All the kids knew it if they drove or were allowed to ride with the other kids. I mean they knew the 'good places'. But this was the afternoon, not after dark, and we. I was on holiday, staying a French villa for two weeks with my wife, oh and the rest of her family - her mother & father, her brother & his girlfriend.The villa itself was all set out on one level, so my wife and I had the rear bedroom with the en-suite bathroom, whilst my mother and father-in-law had the room in the opposite corner of the villa. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend had the smaller room next to ours.We had flown into the country yesterday evening, before renting a car at the.