’ My hopes were not high, but it had been worth a shot. At the very least… ‘Now, Jilly, as you finish off your lollipop, there, let me tell you ...ome new things about your throat muscles…’ *** It wasn’t long before Jilly was picking up more than just back-issues of Cosmo the other girls left lying around. As I think I mentioned, I’m an avid reader, and I had a decent collection of books. Jilly went crazy over them, finishing off all the Oprah Book Club recommendations I had in the next few. That means if you teach college. That means if you ever get involved in a church. You have to have that rule and keep it.“Yes, Kimmy is a glaring exception to that, but because I don’t expect Jessica to allow it to continue, I’ll leave that alone. What’s done with Jeri is done, and I’ll file it in the ‘Penny’ file, just like I have Tasha. And, if we want to be complete, Charlie, Julia, and me. Well, and a name I’m not going to say out loud for obvious reasons. I guess Cindi is the one left out. "What's wrong mom?" Jessie asked. His mom and grandma both looked likethey had seen a ghost. "Oh, nothing sweetie. Wow, so Ashley took you shopping I see," Amandareplied."Yeah, we had so much fun mom!" I can see... Oh honey, you got your ears pierced?" Yeah, Ashley talked me into it. I thought it was going to hurt a lotmore than it did. It didn't hurt at all actually but I cried like a babyhaha."The women looked in awe at how their teenager had changed sodramatically."Oh you poor thing. You. There was no one at the phones tacked to the wall in front of the store. Ed pulled in front of the store and headed for the phone.Ed dialed the number for B. Krause. The phone rang 3 times and a woman answered. She started to say hello but Ed interrupted her."Is this Betty Krause that works in the building that Horizon Financial Services is in?" He asked.She stuttered for a few seconds before confirming that she was that Betty Krause."Listen to me carefully, Ed started, "I'm the guy that pulled.