But we'll be serveddinner on the plane, so you should go ahead and eat. Can you wait up forme? I miss you too and can't wait to see you."I was relie...ed to hear she was going to be home, although disappointedthat she wouldn't be here for dinner."Okay," I said, my disappointment still evident in my voice. "I'll waitup," I assured her."Danni?" She sounded as though she were whispering so no one couldoverhear her."Yes?" Are you pretty baby?"Now it was my turn to tease."Maybe. You'll have to be. I don't like it, but I do it because it has to be done. After a long while her leg extends and she moves it freely. I move upward now; to her glute.The gluteus maximus is a huge muscle that gets tight and draws up her muscles on her side as well as down her legs. It affects her posture and can trigger much of her sciatic pain. I use my fingertips to dig into the muscle there. I can see her face now and she is grimacing. "You shouldn't have waited so long. The muscles are tough as raw hide.". He was barking and snarling as he approached us but pulled up short on seeing the three of us. He was still barking and snarling, however.I nudged the Sisters, who were in front of me, aside and moved forward to face the dog. I roared and sprang catching him by surprise. My four hundred and twenty pounds bore him to the ground, and I bit into his neck but not hard enough to kill him. He whined in fright and after a few seconds, I released him since I was sure that all of the noise would bring. I think Mom was mad that it didn't get raised all the wayto an A, but heck, a B was fine with me.Mom can be pretty stubborn about things at times and I've found that it'sbetter not to argue with her. Sometimes when I don't argue she'll cooldown after awhile and we'll reach some sort of compromise position. Well,except on one subject - religion. There's no give with Mom in that area.Like, most of my other friends don't go to church, and those that do onlygo a couple of times a year - mostly at.