No! I won’t move ‘em. I hope they stay all summer.”Murray was on the bow scanning the shadow under the trampoline. The kittens were either nursi...g on Silver or demolishing a big Coho salmon at one of the sugar scoops.On the Tee dock, Tyche was sitting in a pipe frame ... sitting is an inaccurate term. She was strapped in and working a control stick and pedals. The pipe frame was in uncomfortable attitudes ... the Animal Control officer cleared his throat.For added realism, JW had a big fan. "Probably closer to the truth," Michael agreed, touching her shoulder casually."And what about you," she asked, looking at him. "How much have you spent?" A gentleman never kisses and tells." But you haven't kissed me."Michael leaned towards her, willing to kiss her cheek if she was opposed to being kissed on the lips, but before he could change direction, Claire closed the distance and kissed him. It was hardly a chaste kiss, it was not something that two impassioned lovers would share either,. He was prolific in one aspect of his life, though, having 5 ex-wives, and 10 daughters and step-daughters. His inability to bear a son had always haunted him, each child being more of a disappointment than the last. For these and other reasons he wasn’t in as much despair as many others would have been when his doctor told him that he had terminal cancer, and a year at most to live. After receiving the news he returned to his lonely home and tried to think of whom to break the news to first,. Our house in Boulder was vacant. Our old neighbors phoned to let us know that our tenants must have moved out. Their last check bounced on us so while we’re out of pocket for rent, we’ll keep their damage deposit. Carl had some news too. His mom and Sandra were flying in for a visit next Monday.Not only my ears perked up at this news, hahaha.----I spent my days off, Monday and Tuesday packing up some of our stuff getting ready to move. I started my final days at Earl’s on Wednesday. On Friday.