Jack Louis Phillips was born right on time and perfectly healthy

Jack Louis Phillips was born right on time and perfectly healthy. I was hoping they'd have a boy, someone for my sons to play with. I mean sure they could be friends with a girl, but you know how little boys are; girls are icky to them. John Kane decided he was tired of waiting for his music partners to get back to work, that he decided to go solo. He was still a member but during hiatus he'd work on his own stuff. John had no wife, kids, or responsibilities that would make him stay home. I became his manager, a talented man that I really enjoyed working with. Rick was a bit upset at his friend's action; he couldn't understand why he was doing it. I really don't think Rick has that much street smarts, book smarts yes, but that's all.

On Carey's 7th birthday the Phillips announced they were excepting another child. This one they had been trying for. Clu was four at this point and most active kid that you would ever meet. My God that boy drove me ragged! But I loved him and his brother dearly. Jack was a couple months shy of two; I won't want kids that close in age. Hell 2 and a half years is hurt enough to handle. PK was back together but taking it real easy, which meant no cross-country touring. We'd do shows at neighboring states and a whole lot in state, that was it. John's soul success wasn't that great, he just couldn't make a ripple in the pond. So he gave that up and focused his attention on the band only.

Ned lost his job. He was working at a biker bar as a bouncer and he got into a fight with someone he was escorting out. From what he told me it was self-defensive, but the other guy had friends in high places. Now we were a family with one income and income wasn't always that satisfying. Finding a job was next to impossible, Ned only has a high school diploma and there are not many career jobs available with that. It was decided he would be a stay at home parent, the idea was hard for him to swallow at first. But just one week alone with the boys Ned fell in love with it and gave up the search for anything else.

Molly's second child was also born right on time; she has no idea how lucky she was. Fiona Meredith Phillips, the first little girl of the group. And boy did she get spoiled because of that fact! Rick and Molly gave her every toy you could think of. Carey and Clu were always asking to see and play with her. Even Ned and myself were guilty of some spoiling. Fiona made me consider the idea of perhaps having another. A girl would be so wonderful and the boys were no longer babies. I missed babies I wanted another of my own. The matter was discussed with Ned but he said no way in hell. All right that wasn't what he exactly said but that's how it could be summed up. The reasons were for the ones I already knew but wanted to pretend weren't an issue. Plus with my track record I'd have another boy, not their not adorable, but I think the world has enough Bell sons to last a hundred life times.

Rick was really starting to creep me out and Molly as well. For some unknown reason he formed an interest in what is called paranormal activities. He was reading book after book about aliens, ghosts, zombies, etc. Rick wasn't just reading about these things, he was going off looking for them. Trying to protect the world from evil he told us. A few times he would be gone days at a time without saying where he was and Molly would become so frighten. Then he'd come back without saying why he was gone for so long but look like he was just emotional and spiritually beat up. Ned tried to talk some sense into Rick, try to get him to just stay near home, but he refused.