"How old isshe?" Eighteen months. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about being a mother, butI love it, though I may have gone a bit mad buying pretty clothe... forher."She nodded in the direction of another wall, against which stood asmall clothes rack bulging with tiny dresses."It's a forgivable indulgence," I said, smiling at the memory of howI'd been when Bethany was a tot.Carol closed the door quietly, then we crossed the hallway to the mainliving room."Can I get you a Scotch, Peter?" she said,. Got me a Nikki."Dana laughed. "Just checking. Did she start back to school?" Yeah, but they had problems with her schedule. Seems we missed a letter. I had to go up there and get things straight. You wanna talk to her?" Sure," Dana said."Here she is." I handed the phone to Nikki.Nikki repeated the "Hi, Sis!" Pause. "No, he brought me to his office. I start classes tomorrow." Pause. "Actually, I'm glad they screwed things up. I'm in algebra instead of business math, and chemistry instead of. Chuckling I say, I was giving out the wood, but I didnt charge a hug for it. I didnt refuse the few I got. Mostly the grandmother types, if they were younger than that I told them my wife wouldnt understand. The Coach chuckles, Reverend Akins just called Jamie dropped the wood off. He has a very mild case of frostbite. Jamie will lose some of the skin on his toes and probably the toe nails but hell keep his toes. Its a good thing you sent him there. I chuckle and say, Its a good thing Jamie is. The taciturn young man barely nodded. He seemed always to know exactly what was expected of him.Jill's jaw was hanging slack throughout most of the tour. She had never seen a more exciting gallery. Curved walls, some white, some matte black (a fabulous backdrop for paintings) and one carmine red! Pin spots on tracks discreetly mounted and perfectly focused. Polished black, hand-hewn tiles on the floors throughout. The effect was stunning and faultless.The main gallery featured contemporary.