Jill was moving about the kitchen frantically trying to prepare
everything. Tim was standing at the counter watching his wife.
"Can I help you at all honey?" He finally asked.
"No Tim, I don't need anything blown up, not right now."
"Haha, very funny." Tim mock-laughed. "I'm going to pick up Mark at David's. Want me to pick up dinner on the way home?" He asked only half joking.
"No I. yes please." Jill sighed deeply. She tossed her hot pot mitt down on the counter just before plopping down into the chair. Tim waved goodbye to his wife as he left out the garage door.
About a half-hour later, Tim came walking back into the house with Mark just behind him. Both were carrying two large pizza boxes.
"Can we eat?" Mark asked setting the boxes down on the table.
"Not until they get home." Jill told him as she lightly slapped her youngest son's hand when he reached to open the top box.
"Okay, okay." Mark said defensively. "I'm going upstairs, call me when they get here kay?" He asked rhetorically as he retreated up the stairs.
Randy drove up and parked the car inside the garage next to his father's. At least that meant someone was home. Colleen climbed out the passenger's side door and open the door behind her own. Julie was fast asleep, completely unaware they had arrived at their destination. As gently as she could, Colleen scooped up her little sister and began to walk to the door. Randy walked ahead of her and opened the door for them. Jill and Tim were sitting on the couch watching the news. They both turned when they heard the door.
"It's about time." Tim complained but he was smiling anyway. Jill hugged her son as he approached them. Colleen brought Julie over and placed her on the couch. She then proceeded to wake her from her gentle sleep.
"Hmm?" The little one murmured. "Where are we?"
"We're here Julie. There's some people here who want to meet you." Colleen informed her. "This is Jill, Randy's mom and Tim, his dad."
"Hi." Julie said meekly.
"Hello Julie, it's nice too meet you." Jill greeted her warmly.
"How about some pizza? You guys hungry?" Tim asked as his stomach made it's presence know rather loudly.
"Yea I'm starving. Where's Mark?" Randy asked.
"Oh he's upstairs in his room. Would you go get him?" Jill asked getting plates out for everyone.
"Sure." Randy replied as he took the stairs three at a time. Everyone else began to open the pizzas and grab a slice. Soon the four Taylors, Julie and Colleen were sitting around, eating pizza and joking with each other.
It soon became late and Julie was already half asleep. Colleen took her upstairs and tucked her into the bed she had been using. A short time later, everyone else decided to go to bed. Colleen grabbed a blanket and a couple pillows and began to get the couch ready to sleep in.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Randy asked for about the fifth time.
"Yes. I don't mind the couch." She rolled her eyes at him.
"Well, if you can't sleep, just come down and get me." He pecked her on the cheek before heading downstairs to his room in the basement.
"Can I help you at all honey?" He finally asked.
"No Tim, I don't need anything blown up, not right now."
"Haha, very funny." Tim mock-laughed. "I'm going to pick up Mark at David's. Want me to pick up dinner on the way home?" He asked only half joking.
"No I. yes please." Jill sighed deeply. She tossed her hot pot mitt down on the counter just before plopping down into the chair. Tim waved goodbye to his wife as he left out the garage door.
About a half-hour later, Tim came walking back into the house with Mark just behind him. Both were carrying two large pizza boxes.
"Can we eat?" Mark asked setting the boxes down on the table.
"Not until they get home." Jill told him as she lightly slapped her youngest son's hand when he reached to open the top box.
"Okay, okay." Mark said defensively. "I'm going upstairs, call me when they get here kay?" He asked rhetorically as he retreated up the stairs.
Randy drove up and parked the car inside the garage next to his father's. At least that meant someone was home. Colleen climbed out the passenger's side door and open the door behind her own. Julie was fast asleep, completely unaware they had arrived at their destination. As gently as she could, Colleen scooped up her little sister and began to walk to the door. Randy walked ahead of her and opened the door for them. Jill and Tim were sitting on the couch watching the news. They both turned when they heard the door.
"It's about time." Tim complained but he was smiling anyway. Jill hugged her son as he approached them. Colleen brought Julie over and placed her on the couch. She then proceeded to wake her from her gentle sleep.
"Hmm?" The little one murmured. "Where are we?"
"We're here Julie. There's some people here who want to meet you." Colleen informed her. "This is Jill, Randy's mom and Tim, his dad."
"Hi." Julie said meekly.
"Hello Julie, it's nice too meet you." Jill greeted her warmly.
"How about some pizza? You guys hungry?" Tim asked as his stomach made it's presence know rather loudly.
"Yea I'm starving. Where's Mark?" Randy asked.
"Oh he's upstairs in his room. Would you go get him?" Jill asked getting plates out for everyone.
"Sure." Randy replied as he took the stairs three at a time. Everyone else began to open the pizzas and grab a slice. Soon the four Taylors, Julie and Colleen were sitting around, eating pizza and joking with each other.
It soon became late and Julie was already half asleep. Colleen took her upstairs and tucked her into the bed she had been using. A short time later, everyone else decided to go to bed. Colleen grabbed a blanket and a couple pillows and began to get the couch ready to sleep in.
"Are you sure you'll be okay?" Randy asked for about the fifth time.
"Yes. I don't mind the couch." She rolled her eyes at him.
"Well, if you can't sleep, just come down and get me." He pecked her on the cheek before heading downstairs to his room in the basement.
