“Your kids are nothing short of amazing, but all seven of them are a real handful! And when their friends visit? It’s a complete madhouse!”“Im...gine what it was like for Abbie and Veronica who were live-in!”Amanda smiled, “Well, according to Abbie the fringe benefits of living here were worth it!”“Abbie talks too much!” I chuckled.“You said that before!”“No trouble with the kids?”Amanda shook her head, “Nope. I had a few minor issues with Marta, but that was because I can’t speak a word of. After getting her children inside and letting them look around after telling them to stay inside, Veronica went out to check up on this boy and ask him some questions.For around the next half hour Veronica ask Marcus some simple questions to get answers and with what she was learning she had called the police and child protective services to help. Within days Marcus’s family was found and brought in for questioning about why they had decided to abandon their child without a single thought of. In fact, folks were already heading south. Chicago area parents, desperate to get their children to safety, had begun following versions of the British during WWII -- foster their children to volunteer families far out of the projected path of the invaders.Then, some bright couple had each child carry a notarized contingency custody authorization with the space for the guardian left blank. The practice caught on, and prudent parents only allowed their children to accompany an adult they would. That is more than enough for me for now and some time to come.”“Yes, but two of your spouses don’t even come from here,” Phil sneered.“Very true, and they are both carrying twins. That should tell you something about why other people are having problems,” I replied. The looks I got told me the girls hadn’t made it common knowledge that they were carrying twins.I glanced at Sony, and I could see the wheels turn in her head. The look she directed at Dale didn’t bode well for him. He was going to.