This was the first day Ihad been out of bed all week, and it showed. Madison had insisted that Isleep in my own room, in my very comfortable bed. She ...said that she'dsleep on the less comfortable couch bed in Sarah's room. I think she justwanted to sleep in there. Either way, I was grateful for the comfort offamiliar surroundings as I drifted off to sleep.---The next morning came too early. I got up, showered, ate, and got dressedin another feminine sundress. Julia had decided that I needed glam. Shuman by. I didn't want her to seeme because I'd been crying again. But I wiped the tears away as best Icould. She said she didn't think we needed to call Doc Brown and thatthese things happen, it's God's will, and that I shouldn't worry aboutit. Once Hank gets home we'll have another chance to start a familybut I'd just have to be patient. Mrs. Shuman, of course, then had toask, "How far along do you think you were, darling? There must haveonly been short time between the wedding and Hank. There was no one special, just a number of nice girls that I squired around. I hadn’t connected beyond the physical with any of them. One look at this young woman and her green eyes and I connected with her. I knew what I wanted and I think I was done drifting. ‘What do you mean, you’re welcome?’ She was a little perturbed I think. ‘I turned down that job. You were his second choice I guess. So I accept your thanks and you’re welcome.’ I smiled at her. ‘You can repay me by dancing with me.’ . S. airplanes were armed with belts of bullets which they would shoot during dogfights and on strafing runs. These belts measured 27 feet long, contained hundreds of bullets, and were folded into the wing compartments that fed their machine guns. Often times, the pilots would return from their missions having expended all of their bullets on various targets. They would say, “I gave them the whole nine yards” which meant they had used up all of their ammunition.Did you know the saying “God.
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