Good eye on the things that need fixing. I'm doing that right now.
>>Daniel had grown accustomed to her night terrors,
>>though early in their relationship he’d been awakened
>>by her forearm smacking him in the nose. Good
>lord, yes. Once on a trip to my grandparents' house I
>rolled over during the night, hand flung out, and
>slapped my mother in the face!I used to wear a brace for scoliosis. I was about ten, sleeping over with my cousin. She flung her hands in her sleep and I got smacked more than once. I had rolled to the edge of the bed, she slung her arm across and I rolled back over, onto her arm, with the brace. I was awakened by a bloodcurdling scream that got the whole house up... It's funny now, bubt then it scared the $#!+ out of me.
>>Well, blowing sunshine up people’s asses wasn’t
>>Valerie’s style, nor would Nessa expect it of her.
>LOL!Yep, Valerie is nothing if not honest and blunt. “We
>>had a rough day yesterday but today will be better.”
>>
>>“What do you mean, ‘rough day’?”
>>
>>“You’re on vacation and I handled it. Don’t worry
>>about it.”
>>
>>“I’m going to worry anyway. What happened?”
>>
>>“Nessa, you made me manager and I’m managing. Let me
>>do it.” Valerie wasn’t accepting any more worry from
>>her sister. Besides, she and Alan were in Europe, what
>>the hell was she going to do from there?
>>
>>“Val, I’m coming home—“ My goodness, Nessa
>is a worrywart, isn't she?You have no idea...;-)
>>
>>“I’ll tell you all about it, in three part harmony,
>>when you get back.”
>>
>>“With 8 x 10 color glossy pictures?”
>>
>>“With circles and arrows and everything. I love
>this exchange!!*snerk* Couldn't resist a little Arlo Guthrie. As long as
>>you two stay for your allotted time and don’t worry
>>about this any more. Okay?”
>>
>>“It’s a deal.”
>>
>>“Excellent. Buono sera!”
>>
>>“That too, bye!”
>>
>>Valerie couldn’t help the chuckle as she hung up the
>>phone. Thus far today, Dr. Parker had been the soul of
>>efficiency. Perhaps the potential lightening of his
>>paycheck by nearly ten days had some effect on his
>>attitude. One could only hope.
>
>Way to whip Dr. Wonderful into shape, Val! I've
>had to fire quite a few people in my day, but only one
>time did I truly enjoy it. I think I'd enjoy firing
>Dr. Parker, too. *G*
>
>As always, super job!
Thank you! I've worked with the above doctor, in varying degrees in my veterinary career. Most are good, but some people I wonder why the hell they ever wanted to get into veterinary medicine if they aren't willing to work or they think things are icky... Glad you liked it!
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