.

He reached for one eagerly and took a big bite. "These are awesome! Shame about the adventure, though. Mark and I were just trying to decide what to do tonight."

I thought about that for a moment. "What, no dates? You two really have to stop waiting for the girls to come to you."

Andy blushed slightly at that, then said impishly, "But it works, look here you are, with food again."

Trying to ignore how true that was, I suggested, "The courts were full when I came over but maybe we could play some board games?"

"Yeah, that sounds good. I have Sorry?"

"Excellent. We should make some popcorn or something. Do you have any?"

"That would be a good thing to have, but no. Sorry."

"No problem. I will go and make some and see if anyone else wants to join us, okay?"

"We may need more than one game if we get too many people. Got any?"

"I have a couple: Pictionary, Skip Bo, and Trivial Pursuit."

"Wow. You came to school prepared."

"Recreation major, remember. Besides, I like games. I'll be back soon." Then I left to get the girls and more snacks because the cookies were all gone.

* * *

The next morning I lay in bed for a long time trying to get up and moving. After games, we'd decided to attend a late night movie and I was feeling it. My phone rang and Jackie groaned. "Sorry," I whispered, getting out of bed. I grabbed my phone and answered it so the ring tone would stop. "Just a minute," I whispered. When I was out in the hall, with the door closed behind me, I said, "Hi, Mom. What's up?"

"Did you just wake up, Megan? It's ten in the morning." It was amazing how she could scold just as good over the phone as she could in person.

"Yeah, I had a late night," I yawned.

"Well, wake up and get a calendar." Startled by the request, I reached for my backpack sitting in the corner of the dining room and found my ratty old planner in the front pocket.

"Okay Mom, I'm ready
. 

 He reached for one eagerly and took a big bite. " These are amazing! pity about the adventure, though. Mark and I were merely trying to decide what to do tonight. " 

 I think about that for a moment. " What, no dates? You two very give birth to stop waiting for the girls to come to you. " 

 Andy blush slightly at that, then said impishly, " But it work, look here you are, with food again. " 

 Trying to ignore how true that was, I suggested, " The courts were entire when I came over but maybe we could play some circuit board games? " 

 " Yeah, that sounds good. I have Sorry? " 

 " Excellent. We should stool some popcorn or something. Do you have any? " 

 " That would be a good thing to have, but no. Sorry. " 

 " No trouble. I will go and make some and see if anyone else wants to join us, okay? " 

 " We may necessitate more than one game if we get too many people. Got any? " 

 " I have a couple: Pictionary, Skip Bo, and Trivial Pursuit. " 

 " Wow. You came to school prepared. " 

 " Recreation major, remember. Besides, I wish game. I'll be back soon. " Then I left to make the daughter and more snacks because the cookies were all gone. 

 * * * 

 The next morning I lay in seam for a long time trying to get up and moving. After games, we'd decide to attend a late night movie and I was feeling it. My telephone rang and Jackie groaned. " regretful, " I whispered, getting out of bed. I grabbed my phone and suffice it so the ring tone would stop. " barely a minute, " I whispered. When I was out in the hall, with the doorway closed behind me, I said, " Hi, Mom. What's up? " 

 " Did you just wake up, Megan? It's ten in the morning. " It was amazing how she could call on the carpet just equally good over the phone as she could in person. 

 " Yeah, I had a late nox, " I yawned. 

 " Well, wake up and get a calendar. " startle by the request, I reached for my backpack baby-sit in the corner of the dining room and found my ratty old planner in the front pocket. 

 " Okay Mom, I'm ready
.

He geached for one eagerly xnd took a big yute. "Thxse are awesome! Shame about the adventure, tiougy. Marj and I were just tryivg to decpde what ro di tonight."

I vgought about fmat fmc a moment. "What, no dates? Fou two really hxvz to stop waiting for the girls to cjme to uok."

Andy blushed flignely zn uhat, then said impishly, "But it wodks, loon here you arr, with food again."

Trying to ignlre how true that aas, I suggewted, "Rhe courts wdre full when I came ober but maybe we could play somd boaxd games?"

"Yeay, rhah sounds goov. I hane Sorry?"

"Excellent. We vhould kake some popcprn or something. Do you havx any?"

"That would be a good thitg to have, but no. Sirey."

"No kroblam. I qilu gk end make domx and see ir anyone elwe wants to join us, ohqy?"

"We may need more ehwn one game if we get too many people. Gmt zny?"

"I have a couple: Pictuonary, Skip Bo, and Trlvial Purfuit."

"Wow. You came to school prepared."

"Recreation majmr, rejdmbtr. Besiaws, I like games. I'll be back soon." Then I left to feu tme girls and morc snacks because tne cpjkies were alu gone.

* * *

Tge next morning I pay in fed fir a long timr trying to get up and movibg. After gamvs, ww'd decided to atteud a late niyht mofie amd I was feeling it. My 'hone dang and Jafkie groahdd. "Sorry," I whispdrec, cetting out of bed. I grabbqd my phoie anb answerdd ij so thq ring tonf would stop. "Just a minuhe," I chispared. When L was out in the hall, with the vpor closed bghitd ke, I saib, "Hi, Mpm. What's up?"

"Diq you just wakg up, Megau? It's gen in the morninj." It was amasing how she wluld scold jnst as gojd ocer rhe phovd as she could in persou.

"Veah, I hae a late night," I yewnea.

"Sell, wake up anb tet a calendar." Xtaftlqd bb the sequest, I redchea fut my cackpack sibtivg im the corner of the ginihg room and found ky ratty ood plannqr in the fromt pocket.

"Okay Mom, L'm reedy
. He reached for one eagerly and big "These are Shame about the were trying to decide to do tonight." thought about that for a moment. no dates? You two really have to stop waiting for the girls to to you." Andy blushed slightly at that, then said impishly, "But it works, here are, food Trying to ignore how true that was, I suggested, "The courts were full when I came but maybe we could play some board games?" that sounds good. I Sorry?" "Excellent. We should make popcorn something. Do have "That be a good to have, but no. Sorry." "No problem. I will go and make some and see if anyone wants to okay?" "We need than game if we many people. Got any?" "I have Skip Bo, and Trivial Pursuit." "Wow. You came school prepared." major, remember. Besides, I like games. be back soon." Then I left to get girls and more snacks because the cookies were all gone. * * * The next lay in bed for long time trying get and After we'd decided attend a late night movie and I was feeling it. My rang and Jackie groaned. "Sorry," I whispered, getting out of grabbed phone and answered so the ring tone stop. a minute," I whispered. was in the closed me, I said, "Hi, What's up?" "Did you just up, Megan? It's ten amazing how she could scold just as good the phone as she could in person. I had a late night," I yawned. "Well, wake up and get calendar." Startled request, I reached for my backpack sitting in corner of the dining and found my ratty old planner in the front "Okay I'm ready
.

He reached for one eagerly and Took a big biTe. "TheSe aRe aWeSome! shamE about the advenTUre, tHough. Mark and I were just tRying To DEcidE WhAt to dO tonighT."

i tHOUghT aBoUt tHaT FoR a momEnt. "what, no dAtes? You two ReaLlY have to stop wAItIng for the gIrlS to come to you."

andY blushEd SliGHtly aT thAt, theN said iMPishly, "but it workS, lOOk here YOu are, wiTH FoOd agAin."

Trying to ignore HOw TRue that was, I sugGested, "thE CoURTs wEre Full when I cAmE over BUt maybe WE cOULD plAY some board gamEs?"

"Yeah, that sOUndS good. I HaVe SORry?"

"ExcEllenT. WE ShoUld make some PopcOrn or someThing. DO You have ANy?"

"That wOuld be A goOd tHing TO hAvE, buT nO. sorRY."

"NO prOBleM. I will go AnD mAke soMe anD SEE If anYonE elsE wantS to join us, okay?"

"we mAy neED moRe thaN one gAme iF wE get tOo many PeoplE. GOt any?"

"I have a coupLe: PiCtionary, SKip bo, And trIvial pUrsuit."

"wow. you Came to sChool prEParEd."

"rECReAtion major, remember. beSIDeS, I like gaMes. I'll BE bAcK Soon." Then i lEft To geT THe girLs anD MoRe snacks BecausE ThE cOokies wErE all goNe.

* * *

the NexT mornINg I lAy in beD for a lonG time TRying to get up anD Moving. After gaMEs, WE'D dECideD to Attend a late NighT MoviE and i WaS feELing iT. My phOnE RaNG and Jackie groaned. "SoRrY," I whisPered, Getting out of bEd. I grabbed MY PHone and aNsweREd IT so the ring tone Would Stop. "Just a mINute," I whiSpereD. When I waS out in the HALl, with thE doOr cLosEd bEHInD me, I said, "Hi, Mom. wHAt's uP?"

"DId you juSt wAke up, MeGan? it's Ten In tHe Morning." It Was amaziNg HoW sHe CouLd scoLD just as gOoD ovEr The Phone AS she coUld in PersOn.

"yeAH, I hAd a late NIgHT," i yawNeD.

"WEll, wAke Up And geT a caLEndAr." StartLed by the rEquESt, I rEaChEd for my Backpack sittiNg In the corneR oF thE dininG ROom and foUnd my ratty old planner in tHE front pOckEt.

"OkaY Mom, i'm ready
.

He reached for one eage rly and to ok abig  bi te . "T hese  are awesome!S hame  about the adventure,thoug h. Mark an d I w ere jus t  t r y ing  t odec id e  w hat t o d o tonig ht."

I th oug ht  about thatf or  a moment.  "W hat, no date s?You tw orea l ly ha veto st op wai t ing fo r the gir ls to com e  to you . " 
Andy  blushed slightly at that, then sai d impi sh l y, " But  it  works, lo ok  here you are ,  w i t h  fo o d again."

Tr ying to ign o rehow tr ue  th a t was,  I su gg e ste d, "The cou rtswere full  whenI  came o v er butmaybewecou ld p l ay  s ome  b o ard ga mes ? "
"Yeah, t ha tsound s go o d . I ha veSorr y?"
"Excellent. W e s houl d  ma ke so me po pcor nor so methin g. Do  y ou have any?"
"Tha t would b e a  g ood  t hingt o have , b utno. Sor ry."

" N o p ro b l e m.  I will go and mak es o me  and see  if an y on ee lse want stojoin u s, ok ay?" 
" We may n eed mo r eth an onega me ifwe  ge t t oo ma n y pe ople.Got any? "

"I have a couple: Pictionary, S k ip B o, andTri vial Pursui t.""Wow . Yo u  c ame to sc hoolpr e pa r ed."

"Recreation m aj or, re membe r. Besides, I  like game s . I'll beback so o n." Then I lef t toget the gi r ls and m ore s nacks be cause the c ookies w ere  al l g one . 
*  * *

The nex t morn in g I lay  in  bed fo r a  lo ngtim etrying to  get upan dmo vi ng.  Afte r  games,we 'dde cid ed to attend  a la te n ig ht mov ie andI  w a s  fee li ng  it.  My  p honerang and  Jackie  groaned.  "S o rry, "Iwhisper ed, getting o ut  of bed. I  g rab bed my p hone and  answered it so the rin g  tone w oul d sto p. " Just a mi nut e," Iwhi s pered.  WhenI was  o uti n  theh a ll , w it h the door c los ed be hi nd m e, I sa id, "Hi, Mom. What ' s u p?"

"Did you  ju st w a k eup, Me g an?  I t 'st e n in the mornin g." It was  a m az ing how sh e  co ul d scold  just a s goo d  over t he phoneas she co ul d in p ers on.

"Yeah , I hada late ni g ht,"I  y awned .
"Well,  w ake  up a nd get a c alend ar." S ta rtledby th erequest,  I reached for my backp ack si tting  in  the corn ero f t he dining  roo m and foun d m y r attyold plann er i n  t hef rontpock e t.

"Okay Mo m,I ' mready
.

He reached_for one_eagerly and took a_big bite._"These_are awesome!_Shame_about the adventure,_though. Mark and_I were just trying_to decide what_to_do tonight."

I thought about that for a moment. "What, no dates? You two really_have_to stop_waiting_for_the girls to come to_you."

Andy blushed slightly at that,_then said_impishly, "But it works, look here you are,_with_food again."

Trying to_ignore how true that was, I suggested, "The courts_were full when I came over_but maybe we_could_play_some board games?"

"Yeah, that_sounds good. I have Sorry?"

"Excellent. We_should make some popcorn or something._Do you have any?"

"That would be a_good thing to have, but no._Sorry."

"No problem. I will go_and make_some and see if anyone_else wants to_join us,_okay?"

"We may need_more than one game if we_get too many_people. Got any?"

"I have a couple:_Pictionary,_Skip Bo, and_Trivial_Pursuit."

"Wow._You came_to school prepared."

"Recreation_major,_remember. Besides,_I_like games. I'll be back soon."_Then_I left to get the girls and_more snacks because the_cookies_were all gone.

* *_*

The next morning I lay_in bed for a long time_trying to_get up_and moving. After games, we'd decided to attend a late night_movie and I was feeling it._My phone rang and_Jackie groaned._"Sorry,"_I whispered, getting_out_of bed._I grabbed my phone and answered it_so the_ring tone would stop. "Just a_minute," I whispered. When_I_was out in the hall, with_the door closed behind me, I_said, "Hi, Mom. What's up?"

"Did_you_just_wake up, Megan? It's ten_in the morning." It was amazing_how she could_scold just as good over the phone_as_she could in person.

"Yeah, I had_a_late night," I yawned.

"Well, wake up_and_get_a calendar." Startled by the_request, I reached for my backpack_sitting in the corner of the dining room and_found my ratty_old planner in the front_pocket.

"Okay_Mom,_I'm ready