Anticipating: My mother's arrival! She and Jake are driving down from Maine and will be here later today.

Driving Tab to Work

Mama! Stephen's pulling foam out of his car seat!

Stop it, Stephen.

But there's a hole in my seat.

Well, don't make it worse.

What are we going to do after we drop off Daniel?

Hmmm, we'll probably go to the grocery store. Acme. No, Acme is renovating. Edwards, I guess.

But I want to go to Acme!

Sorry, Matthew. Edwards is closer.

Oh! I forgot my Sheena! I want to go home and get Sheena!

You can do without Sheena, Matthew.

I'm talking to Mama, not you, Daddy.

I don't care who you're talking to, I'm talking to you.

Matthew, Matthew, Matthew.

I don't want Reno to say my name.

Stop it, Stephen.

Hey, Stephen, you wanna see my Pokemon cards?

Yeah!

Here's Bellesprout and this is Pokeball.

Can I have Pokeball, Daniel?

No.

Hey, guys, look at that. It's only raining under the trees.

Why?

The trees are still wet from the rain. When the wind shakes the branches, the raindrops fall off.

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to youuuu, happy birth...mmmph, mmmph, mmmph....Hey! Mama! Reno's covering my mouth!

Stop it, Stephen.

Wow, traffic is even worse today than usual. So much for getting you to work early.

It's going to be a long day followed by a long night.

What do you mean?

Well, I'm going to get home from work, and I still won't have anything ready for the trip.

Mama! Reno dropped my notebook!

It was an accident.

Sorry, Matthew. I can't reach it. You'll have to wait until we get to Daddy's office.

Daddy, how many miles is it to Maine?

Five hundred.

Mama! Reno's trying to take my Magna Doodle!

Stop it, Stephen.

Remember last time, Mama, I saw a deer there?

Did you?

Yeah!

I saw it, too!

No you didn't, Reno!

Yes, I did!

Mama! Stephen's picking his nose and putting the boogers on Matthew, and Matthew's throwing them at me!

Stop it, Stephen. And Matthew.

There's something you don't want to see in front of your house: an excavator and a Portapotty.

Why do they have an excavator there, Daddy?

That house was damaged by the hurricane. They have to rebuild the foundation.

You still remember your spelling words, Daniel?

Yup.

Spell emotion.

E-M-O-T-I-O-N

Good. Teacher

T-E-A-C-H-E-R

Friend.

F-R-I-E-N-D

Student

S-T-U-D-E-N-T

Good job, Dans!

Reno's putting his feet on me, Mama!

Stop it, Stephen.

Good-bye, honey. Have a good day.

You, too. Bye, guys.

Bye, Daddy! Have fun at your office.

Thanks, Stephen. Be good at school, today, Dans.

Bye.

Bye.

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