I should have hurried but I didn't. They decided to wait outside. Actually the sargent sent the younger man back on patrol. When I walked from the bui...ding several minutes later he was waiting for me."Okay open the door and let me take a look." I did but only because I needed to put the groceries away. With the cargo door open I slipped one of the four identical black plastic trucks from the van. It was the one closest to the door."You don't have to do that." the sargent said as I opened the. After what seemed an eternity, I heard, "Ah ha! Perfect!" Beverlywalked out in my work clothes holding a black dress. As she got closer, Irealized what it was. It was Sue's Halloween costume from a few yearsago... french maid. "Here you go. You're going to clean up this wholeplace and put everything back perfect. Maybe if you're good, you canleave in the same clothes you walked in here with..." She stood therewith her outstretched arm holding a french maid dress. I walked up to herand took it.. Soon November came,it was the second week and all the leaves had just fallen from the trees.Today was the big day,my parents and I loaded the moving van and set out on the twelve hundred mile journey to our new home,when we arrived two days later I was pleasently surprised at how warm it was in our new desert locale.We all rested for the evening,mom said that uncle Dale and aunt Rita would be stopping by in the morning to help with unloading.I had never met my aunt and uncle but had seen photos. She looked up at him and said, “It seems you’re all very huggy and even the girls that aren’t your ... daughters – hug you. Civia explained to me that this family makes little distinction between actual daughters and what she called quasi-adopted daughters. It seems like I’ll be spending some time here. I’ve had poor luck with fathers, but all the girls seem to like you a lot, so I’m willing to take a chance on you being a good father, not an angry father or a silent, unhappy father. Civia.