He was really through as he checked out the car. In fact I lost track of the time. I heard my wife's car coming up the driveway and looked at the cloc..., she had been gone almost two hours on the nose. She pulled over to the side of the garage and parked. I waited for her to get out but instead she called out to me to come help her for a second. I told my guest that I'd be right back and walked around the side of the garage where she had parked. He couldn't see us from where he was. Just as I. She was full on walloping our asses with steady swings.All three of us were crying at the sheer abuse that our gluteous mazimus were receiving. Ms. Gordon, is this really necessary?, Halston meekly tried speaking up. Vice Principal Gordon stopped her hammering of our butts long enough to wave the paddle at him. You have three options Mr Halston, tender your resignation, keep your mouth shut, or bend over and wait your turn, she said in a tone that tolerated no questioning. Mr Halston chose. As he opened the screen door, something that had been leaning against it fell to the side. Stepping outside, he saw that it was a small package wrapped in brown paper. The package bore the inscription "Hi, Neighbor!" in pencil.Puzzled, he brought the package inside and opened it. It was an unmarked video tape. He ran to the door and looked out - no one was there, and the car carrying the girls was gone. He went back inside, and took the tape into the living room and put it in the VCR. Intensely. ."Four hours later... Lois called out to the hiker ahead of her, "Va'an! If Amy is getting too heavy, I'll be happy to backpack her." * Thank * you * for * your * kindness! * But I've been a pack animal all my life, and what could be a more delightful load than carrying your own child?" Okay!" Lois dropped back a step to walk with her brother Mark, who was at the end of the line. "So how are we doing on time?"Mark glanced at his watch. "We're right at the 22-hour mark. We should be through.