Episode 35
Church Goers
Kris comes in Tracy's room and takes her out of her crib. After changing her, she says, "OK, let's get you ready for church."
"I want'a wear 'fowers'.", Tracy tells her.
"You mean a dress with flowers on it?", Kris asks her.
"Yeah.", she says.
"Well, you told Mommy, yesterday, that's you wanted to wear, this pretty pink one, with white dots on it.", she tells her, as she takes it off the doorknob.
"But I 'chains' my head."
"You mean, you changed your mind?"
"Yeah."
Kris dresses Tracy in a black short sleeved dress, with pink and purple flowers on it, with green leaves. The collar, as well as the end of the sleeves, were trimmed in white lace. She also wore white tights, with pink buckle shoes. Her hair was fastened with pink bow shaped baretts.
After they're all ready, Rick, Kris, and Tracy leave the house.
Rick, Kris, and Tracy arrive at the church.
After taking their bulletins, Dave says, "Oh Rick, I forgot to tell you, when I told you about the church, on the phone yesterday. Danny and Tracy aren't in the same class."
"That's OK, Tracy can go to her own class. Can't you?", he says, as he picks her up.
"Yeah, I a big girl.", Tracy replies.
"OK, let's give this a try.", Rick says, as he carries Tracy, to her classroom.
Rick and Tracy come into the classroom.
"I'm Miss Carol.", the teacher greets them, with a smile.
"I'm Rick Nelson and this is my little girl, Tracy.", he tells her.
"Hi, Tracy.", she greets her enthusiastically. "We're playing with play dough. Have a seat."
"That sounds like fun. You love play dough.", Rick tells Tracy. "OK, have fun. I'll see you later. Pop's gotta go to big church now.", he says, as he puts her down.
He's about to leave, when Tracy runs after him.
"Pop!", she says, in a crying panic.
"What's this?", Rick asks, as he picks her up again. "I thought you were gonna be Pop's big girl."
"No, I 'sared'.", Tracy says through sobs.
"No you're not scared.", he tells her. "There's nothing to be scared of."
"I'm sorry.", Rick tells the teacher. "She usually doesn't handle new places or people very well."
"I understand.", Miss Carol replies. "That's my little girl, Rachel, over there.", she says pointing. "I decided to teach the class, because I knew she would cry if I wasn't in here with her somehow."
"I'll just take Tracy with me today.", he says.
"OK, bye bye, Tracy. It was nice meeting you."
That being said, Rick and Tracy leave.
"You still haven't told me why we're here.", Ozzie says to Harriet, as he parks the car in front of the Emporium.
"Oh yeah, sorry.", Harriet tells him. "I want you and I to get some Bibles."
"I thought we could just listen to what the pastor says.", Ozzie replies.
"So did I. That's what I had planned on doing, but did you see the lady next to me? She practically forced me to read her Bible with her, when she stuck it in front of me. Besides, I think you and I should get Bibles of our own."
"That's a good idea.", Ozzie says, as he gets out of the car.
As they're walking through the Emporium, they find the Bibles they want. A black one, with silver on the outside, and silver writing of the words Holy Bible on it for Ozzie. Harriet's Bible was the same, except the colors she had consisted of deep blue and gold. They then go up to the counter to have them checked out.
Wally knocks on the back door and Dave answers it.
"Hi, Dave.", Wally greets him. "Here's that two dollars I owed you from the other day.", he says, as he hands them to him.
"Thanks, Wally.", Dave says, as he takes the money.
Just then, Danny comes in the room.
"Pop, my teacher said to give this to you.", he says, as he hands him a note.
"Let me see that.", Wally says, as he takes the note from Dave.
"You're having a pizza day in your class at church next week?", Wally asks Danny enthusiastically. "Can I come?"
"Tell Wally he's not three.", Dave tells Danny.
"I resent that.", Wally says. "At least I was once.", he says, with a laugh.
"I'll call Danny's teacher and ask her if it's OK.", June says, as she comes into the room.
"Thanks, June.", Wally says. "Uh Dave... the note says for everyone to pitch in two dollars. So, I'm gonna need your money back.", he says, as he holds out his hand.
"This one's on me." June says, as she goes to get her purse. She then hands Wally the two dollars.
"Thanks, June.", he says.
With that, he leaves.
Everyone is at the table, in Danny's class, with the box of hamburger-pizza, plates, cups, napkins, and Hawaiian Punch in front of them.
"Before we eat, what do we do?", the teacher asks them.
"We say thank you to Jesus.", a kid replies.
"That's right, but what do we say thank you to Jesus for?", the teacher asks him.
"Everything.", the kid guesses.
"Technically yes, but what are we thanking him for right now?"
"The pizza!", Danny says excitedly.
"Good job, Danny.", the teacher says.
"Don't forget about the drink.", another kid says.
"That's right, Katie.", the teacher tells her little girl. "I know Hawaiian Punch is your favorite."
After praying for the pizza and drink, Danny says, "Wally, will you help me with this?", he asks him, referring to the Hawaiian Punch.
"Sure.", Wally says, as he proceeds to put some in his own cup first.
"I wanted some in my cup first.", Danny tells him.
"Well, one thing you have to learn at your age is that you can't always get your way.", Wally says, as he pours some of the drink in Danny's cup.
After the drink is all poured in cups and everyone has a slice of hamburger-pizza on their plates, they all enjoy it.
Rick and Kris decided to do a coin toss, over who would help out in Tracy's class, and he won.
"We're gonna sing some songs.", Miss Carol tells the kids. "Everyone come sit down on the carpet."
"Tracy, that includes you.", Rick says. "Come sit down."
"No, I don't want to!", Tracy replies, in a sassy tone.
"Did I ask you what you wanted to do? No. Did I tell you to do something? Yes."
Once ignoring him, Rick goes over to her.
"Tracy, I want you to listen to Pop and go sit down on the carpet.", he tells her, under his breath. "Come on, we're gonna sing songs."
"I 'dust' sing 'dem' 'sanning' up.", Tracy tells him.
"I think we're gonna go in the bathroom and have a little talk.", Rick tells the teacher.
He then carries Tracy to a bathroom that's attached to the classroom.
After a few minutes in the bathroom, Rick and Tracy come out, and Tracy obediently goes to sit down on the carpet.
"Tracy and I have a song we'd like to show you.", Rick tells the teacher and the other students.
"It's called 'Gory' 'Tain'.", Tracy says.
"Yes, it's called Glory Train. Normally, it wouldn't be a song for your age, but Tracy and I fixed it so it would be."
After explaining to them the rules of the song, Rick plays his guitar, while singing Glory Train. Miss Carol, Tracy, and all the other students are all lined up, holding onto each other's waists, to make a train. When it gets to the part about having a ticket, if you believe, they all put in a hat a small piece of red construction paper, with the word Believe on it, written in big letters of a dark blue marker.