Claudia and the rest of her friends kept wondering who Archie Bunker and his family are, but they would find out sooner or later.

"Claudia, are you sure you want to meet this Archie Bunker character?" Mallory asked.

"Of course I do, Mallory."

"When does our weekend start?" Dawn asked.

"I think the magazine said in the following weekend. We'd better start thinking about packing up."

Stacey McGill was another member of the Baby – sitters Club and Claudia's best friend. No, Claudia's parents don't know about the Bunkers getting together with Claudia and her friends, and she'll tell them tonight once her friends head back home. It was Janine's turn to make supper tonight, but Claudia helped out her sister out by wiping and setting the table. Janine is the only sibling that Claudia has, so she doesn't have anyone else. Janine was the first to speak up.

"How was your afternoon, Claudia?" asked her.

"Fine."

"What are we having tonight?" Claudia asked her.

"Meatless spaghetti, carrots, peaches, broccoli," was her answer.

Claudia had some candy with her friends during their meeting, even though Mr. and Mrs. Kishi don't like her eating junk food.

"Did anything come in the mail today?"

Claudia was asking Janine that question because she was supposed to receive the directions to where she and the other girls would know how to meet Archie Bunker. Claudia might even meet the Bunkers' friends, George and Louise Jefferson. That could be a surprise for the girls.

"Let's see. We had the electricity bill, television bill, and of course, bill for the newspaper. Where you expecting anything?"

"Of course I am. Did you see anything with my name on anything?"

"Why do you ask that, Claudia? I'm not understanding why you even asked that question."

"I'll tell when Mom and Dad join us so I won't have to repeat everything twice."

Claudia was right because that's when both their parents park in the garage.

"Hello, girls," their mother greeted them.

"Hi, Mom," they both said together.

"Thank you for starting dinner, honey. We'll be down shortly," Mr. Kishi said when he closed the laundry room door after himself.

"You're welcome, Dad. Be glad to do it anytime," she said once their parents were upstairs, it began to rain a few minutes later.

"Are we expecting any rain?" she asked.

"I didn't hear anything about it, Claudia. I guess it came on its own."

Claudia didn't say anything, but she had to agree with her older sister. They said nothing else until Mr. and Mrs. Kishi joined them at the kitchen table. Claudia offered to help her older sister put the fruits and veggies on the table.

"How was your day today, girls?" Mrs. Kishi asked.

"It was good, Mom. There is something I'd like to share with you," Claudia told her.

"What do you want to ask us?"

"Mom, Dad, I signed up for a contest," she began.

"Is that why you asked about the mail earlier?"

"Exactly. I came across it in a magazine and thought I would give it a try, so I did."

"What sort of contest is this, Claudia?"

"That's what I'm going to tell you now, Dad."

"Do you remember the name of the magazine that you discovered the contest in?" he asked.

"That's not important for you to know. The contest involves a weekend stay with some guy and his family."

"Tell us the guy's name, Claudia. This is quite a story," said Janine.

Both of their folks had to agree on this one.

"We're waiting, honey. We don't have all night."

Claudia already knew that part, so she continued on.

"Do you know the name under Archie Bunker?"

It looked like they knew the name sounded familiar to them.

"We do, but he's somebody we never met. We watched him on his television show known as All in the Family. It's a silly contest to meet a few television characters in person," her mother said to her.

"Maybe the contest could be a scandal. When does it start?"

"Next weekend, but I haven't seen anything in the mail so my other friends could know where to meet them."

"Why didn't you come to us when you first knew about it in some silly contest?" their mother asked.

"I wasn't sure it was the right time to tell you. Is it okay with you I can do this activity?" asked Claudia.

"We don't like you doing this sort of thing without telling us first. Janine, did your sister say anything about this to you?"

"No, Mom, she didn't. She only got this far by asking what was in today's mail. I don't know anything else," Janine answered.

"That's a secret from what you just told us about this contest, Claudia. We shall punish you without asking us first. Do the other girls' parents know about this too?" Mr. Kishi asked.

"Yes, they do. Mallory's younger brothers and sisters wanted to get involved with this latest contest she is doing with me, so they're all disappointed they couldn't come along, Both Mr. and Mrs. Pike thought they were young enough not to join in. Even they know who Archie Bunker is. They agree with you that this sounds like a scandal for sure. Mallory told us that at today's meeting."

"Did the other girls share with you also on what we told you about getting involved in such a silly contest?" he asked.

"Of course, Dad. It sounded to me that they let them have the fun for just the weekend. So that means you're not letting me come along? I was the one who signed out the forum, so you have to let me do this," Claudia begged.

"How much time do we need to think about it?" he asked.

"Before the weekend," she answered.

"That means we better start right now."

"Yes, sir. I'll be praying about what your answer shall be."

"There is no praying allowed in this house. We're not religious people," her mother replied.

"Sorry if I mentioned the word prayer. I swear I would never say that word anymore."

"That's good."

They ate in silence for the rest of the meal without. Whatever her mother and father think, this better be a good one, Claudia told herself.

Note: I know it's been a while since I've worked on my stories, but I've had a busy summer. Thanks for reading and have fun!