”“I’ll put her over my knee and spank her myself,” I said, giving Sari a wink.Mom just held her position for a while, then came over to me and...said, “While I’m sure that will put the fear of god in her ... I mean what I said. Good bye, say hi to your father for me.”“Bye, Mom!” Sari said.“See you later, beautiful,” I added.Dad came back, successfully showing Daniel a few places to think about. He felt pretty sure that he would be return. Sari told him that he missed Mom, but there was a homemade. Cain and I attended the wake to pay our respects. Tom Nelson thanked us for coming and introduced us to his sisters. The Boss and Tom stepped to one side, away from everyone, conversed quietly, did the half-hug men do, and slapped each other on the shoulders before solemnly looked each other in the eye as they shook hands. Before we left the funeral home, Mr. Cain left a sympathy card with a check enclosed for five hundred dollars as the family requested to support the hospice that cared for. I sighed and followed after her. When I got to my room, she was waiting at the door and closed and locked it behind me once I’d come into the room. She was quickly in my arms kissing me. I broke the kiss.“Penny, can we talk for a bit first?” I asked.“Did I do something wrong? Are you mad at me?” she asked nervously.“Slow down! I just said I wanted to talk!”“My friends say that when they want to break up with their boyfriends!” she said, almost in tears.“Penny, take off your coat and shoes and. You remembered the lessons we have provided to clients and as we had reviewed for your first time. Now, when a client has a question, concern, or fear, you can respond with much more authority and confidence from your experience. You know now what the knot feels like the first time, you know that you will get through it and enjoy it. And you’ll be much more reassuring to others as a result.”Mom couldn’t let it end with a serious point about the kennel, “What do you mean you know you’ll love the.