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#145
"You have a loose tooth," Clora said to her little man, who was not happy he couldn't see what was going on in his own mouth.
"I can't see," Milo complained, "I want to see my tooth."
"I'll look," Teddy seriously assured his brother. "Open your mouth, which tooth?" In Milo's mouth went Teddy's grubby little hand, making Milo gag.
"Easy Teddy. just a finger at a time," Clora cautioned the younger boy. "Tell me Milo, which tooth?"
"Thisss one," he lisped with his tongue pushing on a front bottom tooth.
"It will come out when it is ready," Clora assured the youngster. "You won't have to do anything,"
"I want one," Teddy and Anne crowded in to get a better look. "That's cool, Milo, will there be lots of blood?"
"Your a blood thirsty little thing, aren't you?" Clora teased. "There will be some blood, not very much and it will hurt just a little bit," Clora held up her hand, measuring a hair's difference with her thumb and forefinger.
"Oh, that's good," Milo was relieved as he squinted at the amount of pain Clora was estimating. "I don't like hurt."
Teddy and Anne followed Milo around in awe, looking in his mouth at every opportunity. The ladies had a good laugh as Milo went outside with the other two trailing closely behind.
"Stay in sight of the lodge," Clora ordered, "understand."
"Yes Ma." all three answered at the same time. Shaking her head, Clora turned to the sink and got ready to do battle with the dishes.
Cheryl and Christy got brooms and started cleaning the first bedroom. Ev rolled himself out on the front porch with his rifle, he was on guard duty. Toby and Willie and the men used rope that they rolled out as a measure, the trees inside the measure were those that needed to be taken down. Wade agreed reluctantly, as a couple of the giants had been there decades.
Milo, Teddy Anne and the dogs played on the porch, the small cars always in their pockets. Anne had a small doll that Lainey fashioned from a sock and a old worn out hanky. She directed traffic and explained to the boys just exactly how they needed to make their motor noises.
They played companionably until Anne grabbed Teddy's car to straighten out his misguided attempt to follow her directions. "No, no!" Teddy howled, as the dogs barked at the agonized yell. "Naughty girl, no touch!"
Both mom's appeared at the door, hands over their mouth's to stifle the laughter. "Anne, I want you to come inside and help me choose a ribbon for your hair. I found a blue, a pink and a yellow one. What color do you like best?" Anne was up and inside in a flash, leaving the boy's to their own company. Clora winked at them with a smile, "thank you for playing nicely, that tells me that you both are growing up." Milo nodded, as though he was well aware that they were in excellent behavior.
Clora didn't see the high five that Ev and the boy's exchanged, but Mark did, and he had to turn his face away so as not to laugh.
Wade chuckled. "She's quite a director, I can see her being a lawyer!" Everyone thought that was funny, and Ben laughed, but he wasn't all that amused. Anne was becoming a tryant in her sweet, adorable 3 year old way. It was a problem that needed a remedy.
Wade stayed around almost the whole day, as the men pointed out the massive amount of work that needed to be done. He neatly made notes on the paper sack followed by his initials, OK'ing the jobs. Reluctantly, he finally had to leave. "I will be sending credit cards from the local home improvement store so you can get started; any further questions?"
There weren't any further questions, so Wade left, and the men went into town with the detailed grocery list Lainey and Clora had put together.
Ev was alert, watching Danny as the dog picked up on a scent. His ears were up and he was staring intently into the forest. The animal he had alerted too, shuffled it's spiny body into the clearing and shifted it's beady eyes and twitched it's snout. It was irresistible.
"You have a loose tooth," Clora said to her little man, who was not happy he couldn't see what was going on in his own mouth.
"I can't see," Milo complained, "I want to see my tooth."
"I'll look," Teddy seriously assured his brother. "Open your mouth, which tooth?" In Milo's mouth went Teddy's grubby little hand, making Milo gag.
"Easy Teddy. just a finger at a time," Clora cautioned the younger boy. "Tell me Milo, which tooth?"
"Thisss one," he lisped with his tongue pushing on a front bottom tooth.
"It will come out when it is ready," Clora assured the youngster. "You won't have to do anything,"
"I want one," Teddy and Anne crowded in to get a better look. "That's cool, Milo, will there be lots of blood?"
"Your a blood thirsty little thing, aren't you?" Clora teased. "There will be some blood, not very much and it will hurt just a little bit," Clora held up her hand, measuring a hair's difference with her thumb and forefinger.
"Oh, that's good," Milo was relieved as he squinted at the amount of pain Clora was estimating. "I don't like hurt."
Teddy and Anne followed Milo around in awe, looking in his mouth at every opportunity. The ladies had a good laugh as Milo went outside with the other two trailing closely behind.
"Stay in sight of the lodge," Clora ordered, "understand."
"Yes Ma." all three answered at the same time. Shaking her head, Clora turned to the sink and got ready to do battle with the dishes.
Cheryl and Christy got brooms and started cleaning the first bedroom. Ev rolled himself out on the front porch with his rifle, he was on guard duty. Toby and Willie and the men used rope that they rolled out as a measure, the trees inside the measure were those that needed to be taken down. Wade agreed reluctantly, as a couple of the giants had been there decades.
Milo, Teddy Anne and the dogs played on the porch, the small cars always in their pockets. Anne had a small doll that Lainey fashioned from a sock and a old worn out hanky. She directed traffic and explained to the boys just exactly how they needed to make their motor noises.
They played companionably until Anne grabbed Teddy's car to straighten out his misguided attempt to follow her directions. "No, no!" Teddy howled, as the dogs barked at the agonized yell. "Naughty girl, no touch!"
Both mom's appeared at the door, hands over their mouth's to stifle the laughter. "Anne, I want you to come inside and help me choose a ribbon for your hair. I found a blue, a pink and a yellow one. What color do you like best?" Anne was up and inside in a flash, leaving the boy's to their own company. Clora winked at them with a smile, "thank you for playing nicely, that tells me that you both are growing up." Milo nodded, as though he was well aware that they were in excellent behavior.
Clora didn't see the high five that Ev and the boy's exchanged, but Mark did, and he had to turn his face away so as not to laugh.
Wade chuckled. "She's quite a director, I can see her being a lawyer!" Everyone thought that was funny, and Ben laughed, but he wasn't all that amused. Anne was becoming a tryant in her sweet, adorable 3 year old way. It was a problem that needed a remedy.
Wade stayed around almost the whole day, as the men pointed out the massive amount of work that needed to be done. He neatly made notes on the paper sack followed by his initials, OK'ing the jobs. Reluctantly, he finally had to leave. "I will be sending credit cards from the local home improvement store so you can get started; any further questions?"
There weren't any further questions, so Wade left, and the men went into town with the detailed grocery list Lainey and Clora had put together.
Ev was alert, watching Danny as the dog picked up on a scent. His ears were up and he was staring intently into the forest. The animal he had alerted too, shuffled it's spiny body into the clearing and shifted it's beady eyes and twitched it's snout. It was irresistible.
