Liz was already attacked by squealing women by the time Ben got around the to the passenger side."You got to hold him all the way home," Sheila accuse...d, as she reached for the baby to claim her turn. Sheila was a manipulator, but never in a mean or controlling way. She just knew what was right and proceeded to arrange people, and circumstances, to make them fit her image of right."Well, what did you expect?" Liz asked in her normal brusque manner. "Let him run along behind?" Liz was a shift. "She just transferred in from California. Her dad's job got relocated," Anna said."Yes, and she's invited Anna to her birthday party," my wife continued.Birthday? Not again!"It's my fault, Dad. I told her about your talent," said Anna.Taking girl's cherries on their birthdays?"Mrs. Heller's entertainment for her daughter's party got called away. Something urgent or he wouldn't have cancelled at the last minute. Anna mentioned to Amanda that you were an amateur magician," said my wife.Yes, I. Two snarling German shepherds greeted us and Rebel shied nervously, but daddy dismounted and threw his reins to me,"Heel" he shouted and snapped his fingers, "Heel"Both dogs obediently sat but growled uncertainly at me,"Stay there" daddy said and opening a saddle bag, took out two large and pretty smelly racks of beef ribs,"Give them one each Piper" he said softly, "But keep telling them no until they take it from your hand"If Rebel was nervous, I was terrified and it was one very frightened. .. they idea of which caused me to relapse into laughter ... again. I do admit I saw the ridiculous side of the condition. That caused the loss of any semblance of control ... again.I grabbed a handful of crushed chips from the blue bowl ... it wasn’t Tom’s but they were good enough. My mouth blossomed with the flavors of sour cream, onion, nacho cheese, cheddar, greasy potatoes, baked chips, tortillas, lime, lemon salt, pork rinds, corn chips, vinegar ... every kind of chips ... except.