That I could put a needle through your hand and you wouldn’t feel it. I can teach you to do the same thing to me. When you can do that for me, then ...ou can do that for people when they get their bandages removed.”Mary sat down in the only chair in the room. She shook her head and said, “You are a tricky one. You can teach me to do that?”“Yes. I know I can.”“Then do it. I will enjoy sticking you with the little needle.”John laughed and pulled a fresh package containing a needle from the drawer. Umm ... well I'll be bored."Natalie shook her head and groaned. "Honestly," she huffed and Adam picked up a DVD case. "Film?"Natalie groaned and waved her arms around. "I want to go out." Pub? We could go on the bike." Natalie waved her arms in a furious gesture. "Cinema?" To see what? That's nothin' worth seeing."Adam yawned and stretched "Clubbin'?" No, it's expensive," she moaned and then looked at him. "I just want a walk." A walk? It's pitch black and raining." Yeah, I know," Natalie. .. gross."Belcher suddenly spun away and threw up."Hey, Guy, what's wrong?" Jackson said. "You okay?" Yeah, yeah, I'm fine," Belcher finally got out. After a minute he stood back up and concentrated on taking deep breaths.Grigsby walked up and put his hand on Belcher's arm. "Get to you?" Yeah. It did," he said with a shaking voice, "but I'm okay now." Good," Grigsby said, handing Belcher a waste can. The rain suddenly went from hard to downpour again. Grigsby pulled the collar of his raincoat. I wear many hats now: wife, mother, college student, engineering intern, friend, cook, and with Terri, minion.That last would be 'teacher'. We're 'home-schooling' Terri and our neighbors' daughter, Rachel. Rachel's mom, Beck, and I take turns with the 'teaching' of two precocious daughters. Rachel is to Terri as I am to Cindy and Nikki. In my own pond, I'd be the big frog, but this isn't the little pond, this is a prehistoric pond with other denizens the size of pickup trucks.And that's the.