"You will kiss my picture before you place the ring."She grabbed a tube of lipstick off my dresser, grabbed my cheeks with herother hand so my lips we...re pushed out and began transforming my lips. Shelooked so sexy as she puckered up to mock me. She pressed her lipstogether blotting her imaginary lipstick, I followed her lead...blottingmy very real lipstick."I want you kiss a different part of the picture of me every time youplace your ring on the mantle. Start in the upper left corner and. The men and women of Africa are experiencing a population boom just as most African nations have been freed from the shackles of European imperialism. South Africa, once a stronghold of racist Europeans, is now an economic powerhouse ruled by Black men and Black women. I can’t tell you how happy that makes me. For centuries, White people mistreated the Black men and Black women of South Africa, the true owners of the land, by treating them as second-class citizens. Now the country is ruled by. I'd have my cell phone and Jim usually called me on that anyway.Jim seemed preoccupied during the call, but I knew that his job was probably weighing on his mind. When he had to go out of town like this he usually focused on the issues on the job and that left him little time to sit and think about not being near me. This worked in my favor as far as Sam and I went too ... so I understood and was understanding of his lack of 'focus' on us at times like this.I was ready for Sam when he knocked. "It's a pony." He laughed as she cocked an eyebrow and then glanced back at the envelope. "Okay, it's a picture of a pony. I couldn't have her delivered because of the snow so they'll be bringing her later this week. I figured she could have the picture until she can have the real thing." You are such a pushover," she laughed as he blushed.He made her sit while he went out to the truck and brought in the rest of the presents, not letting her touch a thing or even look at the cards. Then they.