I cleverly monopolized your time through three years of high school until all the desirable boys were taken." Say grace." Grace," Bob said, as she kne... he would; but then: "Almighty Father, We thank you for the food that is before us, the baby that you have given us, and the wonderful wife that you have given me. Amen."Jeanette's "Amen" was the last word that was spoken for the next ten minutes. Then Jeanette brought up current events. Once the staple of their dinner conversations, this had. Mother tried to direct me into other areas, but I always loved gardens, and plants of all sorts. I seemed to have a knack for growing greenery.Our lawn was always well tended. It always grew for me, as did our little garden. Whatever we planted, grew. I seemed to know what to do, if a plant was not doing well, or something was wrong with the lawn. I started helping neighbors.By the time I was in high school, I had established myself in my neighborhood. I was the 'go to' person for lawn and. "I never thought I'd be hungry again..." Terry began."Never fails. Nothing like exercise," Pru said."Want some more?" said Terry, reaching for her...They found dates ripening on the palms, and spent the day harvesting, eating, swimming and resting.In the dusk, covered with djellabahs against the evening cool, they talked about the tumultuous events of the past days.At one point, Terry said, "Pru, we've grown very close, you and I. I really didn't see it coming when you showed up at Yonkers. "We could go out in the morning, if necessary, but it would be better if we give them two days." Good," Mike nodded. "We'll leave on the second morning. Tomorrow night after dark we'll have our stuff packed and ready to load by 0400. By 0430 we should be able to slip away. We'd better empty the spare gas cans into the 4Runner's tank."Steve, I don't know about you, but I'm very hesitant to have our weapons up front and loaded. I don't want to use them unless it's to shoot out tires or some other.