Lynda: "Have I ever told you how wonderful it is to have such a big, strong, handsome man here to watch over us
through all this?"
Alright Lynda, cut the crap and go find something more useful to do!
It seems Lynda got the message loud and clear and went to do a different kind of fishing.
Some of us had not even risen from our park benches yet.
Lynda: "I hate this crappy little pond! I'll never catch all the cool kinds of fish they have at the hatchery!"
Meanwhile, Sue roped Jill into a discussion of how awesome our garden was beginning to look.
I complained to Sawyer about how long it had been since I had seen a decent movie, or any movie at all for that matter!
I found myself in dire need of a bit of grooming, so I gussied up a bit.
As I helped Jo tend the garden, I day dreamed about the easel we could now buy since Jill had finished her first
novel and I wondered who would be the one to get to it first and become the artist.
A person sure gets smelly tending a garden. Soon it would be time to head off the warehouse to bathe.
Mae: "Hey Tina, I can't wait to have some more of your Green Fog Stink Dogs! They were awesome!"
I sure did feel just about 'ripe' enough to make them too!
While most of us went to the warehouse, Sue went to the Gazebo to practice her chess and gain some more logic skills.
She noticed someone had set out a picnic basket and she just had to grab herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich out of it.
"Mmm, oh yeah, this is better than stink dogs any day!"
Then she danced off the calories with the person she assumed owned the picnic basket. Soon, she decided to
meet the rest of us at the warehouse.
May and Sawyer grabbed bowls of cereal from fridge, while Sue prayed a bathroom would become available soon.
Unfortunately, the bathroom didn't clear out soon enough and the poor woman had the first 'accident' that I have
seen in TS3. Sue had not thought she could get any stinkier, but she was obviously mistaken.
(And she thinks her simself is boring...lol)
Holley, Sawyer, and Jo enjoyed some icecream and Mae kept reading, all pretending not to notice. They knew
Sue had to be embarrassed enough already.
The icecream didn't sustain Holley for long, so she joined Lynda at the table for a hot dog (they weren't marinated
in stink today) even though she was on the verge of collapsing.
This his Holley's "Oh my God, I need to get out of here NOW" face.
Mae had experienced an unusually sleepless night, so around mid-morning the next day she struck out on her
own to pay the Carpenter-Rhodes household a vist.
Meanwhile, back at home, Jill and Jo greeted a young passerby. Jill: "Young man, the hair beneath your cap is as
bright as the moon in the sky!"
While Jo threw herself back into her gardening, excited to finally be able to plant some rare special seeds ....
Holley realized that after all this time spent living in an abandoned park together, she and Lynda were still merely
acquaintances and decided to try to rectify that.
Soon, conversations began striking up everywhere. Sue: "I'm telling you, if that boy would swipe something
besides showers and toilets we have no use for and grab us a stero of some kind, we could have a bit more
fun around here!"
Meanwhile, back at the Carpenter-Rhodes house, Mae was dancing with the old man, while the old lady watched.
She wanted Mae to stop dancing and play tag with her. Wait a minute! A senior citizen who wants to play tag?
Just what's wrong with th at picture?
The dancing had made Mae tired, since she never seemed to get enough rest. So she snuck upstairs and crawled
into bed when no one was looking.
They were a kind old couple, but they were not too happy about that, I can tell you! They told Mae that she was
misbehaving and would have to leave if she kept it up, but Mae didn't hear them. She was sound asleep as soon
as her head hit the soft pillow.
The really strange part is that even though the old man turned and left the room, the old woman stuck around
and began doing silly actions in front of the mirror.
When she started to make silly faces at herself, I knew why she had wanted to play tag. The old woman must
have a childish streak that never wore off as she aged.
Mae had been pretty rude and thoughtless to sleep in the double bed, or she had been just too tired to notice there
was another bedroom with a twin bed, because while the old man had taken the twin bed, the poor old woman was
forced to sleep outside on a lounge chair. Hehe....
Soon, Mae woke and tried to grab a shower. It was the same old story. She found herself kicked outside to the porch.
Something very interesting happened to me on that same day in a different household whose name I have forgotten.
I slept in their bed until the wee hours of the morning. They tried to kick me out when I woke because the man said
he was leaving now and I should too. But... being the natural cook that I am, I decided to try to serve something
besides hot dogs while I had the chance. During the whole time I was preparing this awesome autumn salad,
the man kept telling me I should leave, but I kept ignorig him. I actually got to finish making it!
I was even able to sit down and enjoy the fruits of my labor. It was delicious! The residents even grabbed plates and enjoyed it too.
Of course, all good things must come to an end. As usual, the minute I got into their shower and felt first warm
spray of water on my dirty skin, I was kicked out of the house so quickly it made my head spin!
Meanwhile, back on the old 'homefront', things were going as usual. Holley: "Man that shower felt good!"
Sue: "Hey look, another shower that Sawyer swiped, which we are not allowed to keep because we can't
change the lot to accommodate it and it blocks a stall and causes traffic jams!"
Jo: "You're telling me, Mate! Owwweee, now move outta my way or the next thing you know, we'll all be swimming!"
Well, that's all she wrote folks! This segment didn't seem to have as many funny bits in it, but I do hope you found it at least entertaining enough to stay awake while reading it!
Until next time....