As the morning went by, the mood around the camp lightened. By noon, most of the men were talking to me and I found myself thinking that the whole thi...g should blow over soon. I still needed supplies and Louise still needed new dresses, so Louise and I went to the trading post again. This time there was a space that remained around us during the whole time. Some trappers came in but nobody approached us. We paid for our purchases with some of the remaining gold pieces that Claire had brought. Liz blushed. “The rubber broke. What can I say?” she said with a shrug.The other two smiled at that and shook their heads. Brenda looked at Babs and asked, “What about you? You and Tully have any kids?”“Three boys, all married, and five grandsons, all trouble.”Brenda smiled at Babs’ laughing description. “Trust me, you had it easy. Boys are a lot easier to raise than girls! I’ve got two sisters, and now that I’m a parent I can’t understand why my father didn’t become an alcoholic!”“What did you. . now mags is a dirty slut but dry patches do happen on this particular occasion we were going on holidays with a male friend of ours in the middle of a dry patch (chill he is not involved in anything here) we were staying in apartments in portugal and we were at each others throats through the beginning of the holiday!! me being more and more frustrated felt the need to comment on everything didnt help things!!one of the nights we had it out decided enough was enough we should go on a break. The doctors wouldn't be fooled. They would require a different cover story.It was a tearful decision for both of us. I had to send her away.The preparations were as difficult. The University was loathing to add another student to their class so late in the summer. We had to act quickly to secure her readmission into the residency assistance program. In the end, we spent the last weeks of our summer together scrambling over packed bags, University registrations, and my wife's concern for the.