He crossed the street, his tools in hand, and went to the basement beneath the church to drop off the toolbox and put his things away. Once he was fin...shed there, he went upstairs and peeled off his overalls, careful to toss them directly in the washing machine to avoid spilling mud.Walking around in just his shirt and underwear, he opened a can of soup and ate it cold, his mind running over his list for the day. Tossing the can in the trash, he made a beeline for the shower hoping to warm. ’ She shook her head. ‘And now with war coming and we have to leave…’ she shook her head again. Brushing away the tears she turned and looked back out over the darkened cityscape. After a period of silence she said softly, almost whispering, ‘I’ve just been thinking a lot lately about what I really gave up for this… life.’ Her final word was bitter with irony. ‘My Dadda, a family, maybe a child or two.’ She looked at Vala and forced a smile. ‘Maybe three or four.’ She looked up at Vala and. “As you know Bob, the big boss is starting to get grumpy and he will continue to get increasingly irate until New Years. We had our quarterly Department Managers meeting last week and the Department Managers have agreed that we really need to find a way to resolve Lucifer’s attitude regarding Christmas Office Parties.”“I’m not sure what you are talking about Simon. Granted this is one of the Christian religious holidays, but religious holidays are common throughout the year. What with all the. "I got right seat!" Everybody gets a turn," Wally said. "But this thing burns a lot of gas, so let's not get crazy."So that's the first flight. Wally in the left seat, Cindy in the right. Me and Stoney and Nikki and Johanna in the passenger seats.Wally eyed the baby. "I won't get too high. This isn't pressurized and little Stoney's ears may hurt. If he cries, we abort the flight." Didn't think about that," Jo said.Cindy paid close attention as Wally talked his way through the start-up with.