The clock flipped to 5:30pm.
"This meeting of the Baby-Sitters Club will now come in order."
Kirsty Thomas said in an authority voice from her perch in Claudia
Kisihi's director chair.
Claudia, Stacey McGill, Mary Ann Spier and Dawn Shafer turned
from their perch on Claudia's bed.
Malloy Pike and Jessie Ramsey turned their faces towards Kirsty
from gossiping on the floor at the foot of the bed.
"Time for dues." Kirsty began.
Stacey handed around the vanilla envolpe and the others put their
dues in. After receiving it back she dropped the money out and
started to count.
"Well Stace?" Kirsty asked in exceptions.
"Two hundred dollars and twenty two cents." Stacey said gleefully.
The other girls looked at each other and clapped and laughed.
"Order order!" Kirsty had to raise her voice over the helium.
The other girls quieted down really fast. They turned their eyes to
Kirsty.
"We now have enough money to do the things that we really want to
do to future the club." Kirsty began.
But before she got to another sentence the phone rang.
Malloy who was sitting next the phone picked it up. "Hello Baby-
sitters club."
"Both Jamie and Lucy? Huh Huh. Ok I'll let you know in a few
minutes Mr. Newton." Malloy hung up the phone. "Jamie and Lucy
need a sitter for the weekend. We need to ask our parents." She
picked up the phone. "Mom can we have Jamie and Lucy Newton for the
weekend. Ok sure bye." Malloy hung up the phone. "My parents said
no."
Mary Ann picked the phone up "Oh Dad I am glad you are home can
Dawn and I watch Jamie and Lucy Newton at our house this weekend.
Yes yes. Ok and thank you dad and Sharon." Mary Ann hung up the
phone. "Dad and Sharon it is ok for us to take Jamie and Lucy."
Malloy picked up the phone again. "Mr. Newton; both Mary Ann and
Dawn will be able to watch Jamie and Lucy. Huh or really there is no
need to that. oh ok. bye." Malloy hung up the phone. "The
Newton will pay both Mary Ann and Dawn what they would have paid one
babysitter each. I told him that was not necessity but he
insitered."
"Congrations you two." Claudia said over an piece of 'snickers'.
"Yea wow both of them. None of us were allowed to have Lucy
overnight until now. The whole weekend to boot." Stacy said beside
Claudia on the couch.
Mary Anne and Dawn were grinning ear to ear at each other and
around the room.
The rest of the girls couldn't help but shoot jealous looks at them
both.
"This meeting will come to order again. Any new business? Besides
the exciting weekend that Mary Anne and Dawn will be having with the
Newton children?" Kirsty said in an little commanding voice.
All the girls looked at Kirsty with a little guilt.
Ring Ring
"Hello Baby-sitters Club.." Malloy said into the phone. "Oh
hello Mr. Johnson. You need an babysitter for Saturday the 12th from
2pm till 6pm. Ok let me see and we will get right back to you. Good
by Mr. Johnson." she hung up the phone.
"Saturday the 12th from 2pm till 6pm hmm Stacey, Claudia, Kirsty,
Malloy and Jessie you are free." Mary Anne said as she looked at the
schedule book.
"I'm not free. I promised David Michael, Andrew, and Karen that I
would help them with their softball techinages." Kirsty said.
"I promised Claire I would spend the day with her." Malloy said.
"I promised my grandmother I would help clean house." Jessie said.
"Ok Stacey or Claudia which one would like to?" Mary Anne asked
looking over at them.
"You can have it Claudia. I promised I would spend some time on
Saturday with Charlotte. As friends not as an babysitter." Stacey
said.
Malloy picked up the phone to dial the phone after Claudia nodded
her consent. "Hello Mr. Johnson; Claudia will be most happy to
babysit on the 12th. Ok Goodbye Mr. Johnson." She hung up the phone
than turned to Claudia. "He said he'll call later to give you more
detail."
"No problem." Claudia replied.
Kirsty looked over at the clock. "Ah shoot it is now 5:30 I wish
we had more time for more club business. But seeing on how the
meeting is now officially over we will have to wait."
TOO BE CONTINUED........