"I've been giving it some thought and I've decided to get off the ranch more often, and to take a more active role in trading the herd. I thought that...things went well here while I was gone before, but I worry about if something had come up where a real decision needed to be made. I've been thinking about it some, and I want to try you out as foreman of this ranch." I expected him to smile, or to at least thank me for handing him such a big responsibility at such a young age."If that's it then,. I feel so bad,? she sobbed. ?I?m so sorry. I know how hard it is to lose someone thatyou?re close to,? he replied. ?Thank you. I know that I?m being silly. She?s been sick fora long time, and we all knew that she didn?t have long to live.? ?You?re not being silly at all. It?s never easy when thetime does come,? he said, trying to console her. ?Thank you for being so understanding. By the way, my name?sJulie Matthews.? ?Pleased to meet you, Julie. I?mDoug Adams. If there?s anything I can do to. Sometimes they will bargain shop together. Jill's husband Mike is a consultant and travels each week returning home just for the weekend before he heads out again to solve a problem in Wichita or Boise. Last month Mike got laid off and he has decided to take a few months before starting to look for a new job.One morning Sarah was coming around the backside of Jill's house with some muffins she had just baked and what she saw caused her to drop her muffins. Through a bay window in the kitchen. She was reaching. I was reaching. And at 2:15PM we would meet at the car wash next door.I was watching the passing traffic with growing interest, as the clock stretched toward 2:00PM. After the oil had been changed in my car I drove next door and chose the car wash bay at the rear of the lot. Already I was thinking of not being seen by a neighbor of mine or one of hers. As I washed my car, again in the same spot, I watched for the white Neon to arrive. In my mind I tossed about ideas of what I.