I’d not be the least bit surprised if you were dusted with feathers from that grin you have.”Pausing for a moment, she looked at me. Then proving ...that you can never outwit your mom, she added, “And where’s Belinda?”Peeking around me Lindie said, “Hi, Mrs. Trainor.”“Belinda, don’t think I didn’t see you scampering up that tree to the rickety house up there real early this morning,” she said with that knowing smile of hers.I glanced down at that beautiful face smiling up at me from just above my. Just remember that I'mnot doing this to humiliate you, it's just your new reality. Please don'tthink of it as a big deal. If one of us feels like feeding you, then, ofcourse, we can feed you however we'd like to. But if you're eating alone,it's only like that. That goes for drinking too, of course."When we're at Tom's, things will have to be different. I'm not going toexpect you to eat off the floor from a dog bowl in front of them. So we'llsee what to do when we get there. Either one of us. Meanwhile, Mary already had her order to Sears, Roebuck made out and ready to take to the post office to buy the money order. She was anxious to get the order out as soon as possible because the catalog said that there would be a wait of three to four weeks before the sewing machine could be delivered, and that time didn't start until Sears received the order.Friday morning, Mary practically pushed me out of bed to start loading the meat onto the wagon. Of course, I had my other chores to do. Even the blankets were Army Issue reclaimed from some warehouse for surplus gear not needed in Korea because the war didn’t last that long.Bottom-line was I was comfortable in familiar surroundings and happy as a pig in shit in my new temporary home.Of course, they assigned a detail of four of the deputies to keep tabs on me and I was able to ask them to get me stuff like the odd hot dog or cup of coffee on their way on shift or off shift came around. The early morning shift was Roberto the.