Good thing it tasted sweet. Trying to get children to eat anything ‘good’ for them was a lost cause.’ Eliza put the oranges on the counter and b...came upset, again. Bethany promised to help pick up the Christmas toys all over the house… she was still upstairs, somewhere. Eliza stopped to peel an orange and eat it. ”Vitamin C’ or not, this is a very nice, juicy treat.’ As far as she knew, Mr. Ewart was always an early riser but this morning it was already half-past eight and there was no sign of. The matter was dropped for several weeks then I came home to her saying she had found the perfect job, she had already interviewed, and the job was hers if it was ok with me. She explained that she had interviewed with the local truck stop to become a waitress and could start anytime she wanted. The hours seemed to agree so what could I say except go for it. She started the very next night humming as she walked out, as I walked in, this after a few days began to have it's a toll on both of us.. The cane came down again,the strokes got harder until finally Clodagh broke down.The tears streamed down her face and she screamed,"Sorry,Reverand Mother,please tell her to stop,please."."Do you promise to mend your ways,Clodagh?"the Reverand Mother asked.Another stroke landed,Clodagh screamed another stroke followed."Yes,Reverand Mother,I promise I will try",Clodagh said between her cries."Very well,two more strokes Sr.Brid and then we will give Clodagh the chance to mend her ways.The last two. To this I added a pair of garnet stud earrings, a pair of hook earrings I had made of four loops of garnet beads and a matching necklace with a teardrop onyx bead in the middle. The morning of the party I went over to a girlfriend’s house. She was going to the party also and we had decided to help each other get ready and then go together in her car (I’d be going home with Dane). The first thing that we did was dye our hair, I didn’t do it very often so I knew that it was likely to help with.