‘A father always appreciates being reminded of the things he’s said to keep his girls going in times of great ‘ohh, it’s too difficult’-ness...…’ I muttered with a smile and a pretend-frown. ‘I’m off to bed…’ Alanna said with a raspy voice ‘Zelena, come on, you can investigate donor registers tomorrow…’ I stared after them as they left my room and for a while I wondered if I should get up and tuck them in, but I’d been told they were way past the tucking-in-age and I decided against it. But then. ”I tried to be cool but blurted out, “Wow, are you going to go?”Again, I was only being playful and was super surprised when she said, “I'm not sure. Bruce is funny and is at a conference near here this weekend. I have been thinking about it.”I asked, “Where does he want to take you?She tried to make a joke out of it. “Probably some seedy dimly lit bar where he can get me drunk, but he is a gym disciple, so probably doesn't drink and eats salad all day,”She looked over at me and giggled with. He never noticed that his jar of pennies was now a large stack of neatly rolled coins, courtesy of his Mother. The next morning John felt better. After all, he had only to be more cautious in his speech and he could have anything he ever wanted. After a quick breakfast and a hurried goodbye to his Mother, John headed off to school."Wait up dork-ass," Terry called out to John as he walked briskly onto the High School grounds. "Since when are you in such a rush to get to school anyway?" Since I. "And?" I posited in a friendly tone, trying to take the heat out of the moment.Tori quietly spoke after a nod from Crystal, "I love Paul more than this place any day, and, I agree with Paul ... and you. We need outside help – help for both managing our money and working on our marriage. We don't argue well; we end up fighting and then we're pissed off at each other for a week or more. We rarely have sex because we're either so tired from the work we do on this place, or too mad or peeved at.