Part 123 (2/2)

the preparations. ”You know I love this sort of thing,

Maggie.”

”Well, I don't know what I'd do without you, Mom.”

”Until I get that library off the ground, it's nice to have

things to keep me busy. Oh, by the way, do you want me to

take Spencer in to get his cast off tomorrow?”

”Is it time for that already? Yes, I'd appreciate that. Poor

Spence has been complaining about his foot itching like

crazy lately. I'll bet he's already waxing his s...o...b..ard. Now,

if only we could get another good dump of snow! I've

promised both Barry and Rebecca that we'll spend a day or

two on the slopes.”

”And I'd love to see a white Christmas.”

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”Well, there's still plenty of time.” She glanced at her

watch. ”Speaking of which, I had better get back to the old

grind stone.”

”But aren't you glad you decided to take some time off

and come shopping with me?” asked Audrey as they finished

their desserts of creme caramel custard.

”Yes, it was really fun. We should do this more often,

Mom.”

”Now you can go back to face the inevitable.”

Maggie rolled her eyes. ”Oh, boy, I can hardly wait.”

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