It was a July Sunday afternoon, Eric and Annie are going on a week cruise
to Ensenada, Mexico then they will come back. The Camden clan goes to the
docks where Eric and Annie will ship out.
"Are you ready?" Eric asks as Annie gives the kids hugs.
"Now, you have Julie and Hank's phone number if you need it and the Hamiltons' number as well. Right? And you know when we are coming back?"
"Yes, mom. It is on the refrigerator with the emergency numbers, and you are coming back on the 20th."
"Right. Sam, David, You behave yourselves, okay."
"Okay, daddy" Sam says as Eric and Annie hug the twins and say their goodbyes.
"Have fun." David says as Eric and Annie leave for the docks where the cruise ships were waiting for them and the passengers.
After getting home Lucy, Ruthie, Sam, David and Simon go into the kitchen to make lunch, Simon made the twins' lunches then after they were finished with lunch and cleaning up the kitchen, the twins went to play in the living room. Lucy, Kevin, Ruthie and Simon decided on what they wanted to do this week and how they would work it out later that day.
"I am going to Yasmine's and here is her number." Ruthie says as she puts the number on the refrigerator.
"Okay, be home by 5:00." Lucy says.
"5:00?"
"Yes. Aunt Julie, Uncle Hank, Erica and John will be having dinner with us."
"They will?"
"Yeah, Julie said she's making it and she wants to have Erica and John spend some time with Sam and David and us."
"Okay, Cool. Bye."
"I'm going to watch TV in the living room."
"Okay." Lucy says as she starts doing homework for her Sociology 101 class that she is taking for the summer at Crawford.
A few hours later after Ruthie comes home, Julie, Hank, Erica and John come for dinner. Erica and John played with the twins, Ruthie and Simon help with setting the table while Hank and Julie cook then the phone rings and Lucy gets it from the den as Kevin comes home from work.
"Hello? Hi Mary. How are things going? That's good. Really, hey I'm really happy for you and I hope things work out. No, Mom and Dad are on a 7-day cruise to Ensenada Mexico. Actually Julie and Hank are here cooking right now but things are going good now. Actually the church had an advertisement two months ago and most of the deacons and ministers went with their spouses. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye."
"Dinner is ready." Ruthie says as Lucy is hanging up.
"Wow, perfect timing."
During dinner Lucy tells everyone that Mary had called to tell everyone that she got a job at clothing store and is in college to be a basketball coach and that everything was going great. After dinner, Ruthie and Simon clean the table while Lucy and Hank clean the kitchen. Julie was feeding John while the twins and Erica played in the living room. A few hours later the Hastings leave then Sam and David go to sleep. An hour later Lucy and Kevin lock up then they all go to bed. The next morning Kevin wakes up to make breakfast for him when Ruthie walks in to have breakfast as well.
"Morning."
"Morning, how are you doing?"
"Good, how about you?" Ruthie asks as she sits next to Kevin as they start to eat their cereal.
"So what are you going to do today?"
"I'm not sure, I might just hang out with my friends."
"Cool." Kevin says as Simon walks in to get his bowl for breakfast and Kevin washes his bowl and puts it in the dishwasher.
"So Simon, what are you going to do today?"
"Nothing, just hang out and party all night.HAHAHA.." Simon says laughing as Lucy walks in.
"Excuse me? What did you just say?"
"I was just kidding, I swear."
"You better be."
"Did he say what I think he said?"
"Um, I gotta get to work" Kevin says as he kisses Lucy then walks out of the house.
"Relax, this is the first time we have the house to ourselves. I don't even remember the last time mom and dad left for more than three days."
"You're right." Ruthie says as Lucy sits down to eat.
"It's just that I feel like we got more freedom, I mean I can eat anything, I can drink as late as I want, and--."
"Simon, do you realize that you can do all that with mom and dad home?"
"Yeah, but I don't get a lecture about it."
"Simon." Lucy says sternly as he finishes his breakfast then goes upstairs.
As Simon was getting ready his baseball equipment ready, Happy started to bark then Simon went to see that the twins were up and about to go down the stairs when he helped them down by holding their hands and tells Lucy the twins are awake. Lucy thanks Simon then gives them cereal then Simon asks if Ruthie wanted to watch which she said no then went upstairs then he told Lucy if she and the twins wanted to watch that they can at the baseball field on Roosevelt street. She told him she might but didn't want him to count on it so he said okay then left to play baseball. A half hour later she took got a cooler then put cold drinks in the cooler and a few snacks then got the twins on the wagon and went for a walk to the park to watch Simon play with his friends. Simon's team was up three to nothing when he came up to bat then hit the home run then the opposing team got up then scored two runs.
"Are you ready?" Eric asks as Annie gives the kids hugs.
"Now, you have Julie and Hank's phone number if you need it and the Hamiltons' number as well. Right? And you know when we are coming back?"
"Yes, mom. It is on the refrigerator with the emergency numbers, and you are coming back on the 20th."
"Right. Sam, David, You behave yourselves, okay."
"Okay, daddy" Sam says as Eric and Annie hug the twins and say their goodbyes.
"Have fun." David says as Eric and Annie leave for the docks where the cruise ships were waiting for them and the passengers.
After getting home Lucy, Ruthie, Sam, David and Simon go into the kitchen to make lunch, Simon made the twins' lunches then after they were finished with lunch and cleaning up the kitchen, the twins went to play in the living room. Lucy, Kevin, Ruthie and Simon decided on what they wanted to do this week and how they would work it out later that day.
"I am going to Yasmine's and here is her number." Ruthie says as she puts the number on the refrigerator.
"Okay, be home by 5:00." Lucy says.
"5:00?"
"Yes. Aunt Julie, Uncle Hank, Erica and John will be having dinner with us."
"They will?"
"Yeah, Julie said she's making it and she wants to have Erica and John spend some time with Sam and David and us."
"Okay, Cool. Bye."
"I'm going to watch TV in the living room."
"Okay." Lucy says as she starts doing homework for her Sociology 101 class that she is taking for the summer at Crawford.
A few hours later after Ruthie comes home, Julie, Hank, Erica and John come for dinner. Erica and John played with the twins, Ruthie and Simon help with setting the table while Hank and Julie cook then the phone rings and Lucy gets it from the den as Kevin comes home from work.
"Hello? Hi Mary. How are things going? That's good. Really, hey I'm really happy for you and I hope things work out. No, Mom and Dad are on a 7-day cruise to Ensenada Mexico. Actually Julie and Hank are here cooking right now but things are going good now. Actually the church had an advertisement two months ago and most of the deacons and ministers went with their spouses. Okay, I'll talk to you later. Bye."
"Dinner is ready." Ruthie says as Lucy is hanging up.
"Wow, perfect timing."
During dinner Lucy tells everyone that Mary had called to tell everyone that she got a job at clothing store and is in college to be a basketball coach and that everything was going great. After dinner, Ruthie and Simon clean the table while Lucy and Hank clean the kitchen. Julie was feeding John while the twins and Erica played in the living room. A few hours later the Hastings leave then Sam and David go to sleep. An hour later Lucy and Kevin lock up then they all go to bed. The next morning Kevin wakes up to make breakfast for him when Ruthie walks in to have breakfast as well.
"Morning."
"Morning, how are you doing?"
"Good, how about you?" Ruthie asks as she sits next to Kevin as they start to eat their cereal.
"So what are you going to do today?"
"I'm not sure, I might just hang out with my friends."
"Cool." Kevin says as Simon walks in to get his bowl for breakfast and Kevin washes his bowl and puts it in the dishwasher.
"So Simon, what are you going to do today?"
"Nothing, just hang out and party all night.HAHAHA.." Simon says laughing as Lucy walks in.
"Excuse me? What did you just say?"
"I was just kidding, I swear."
"You better be."
"Did he say what I think he said?"
"Um, I gotta get to work" Kevin says as he kisses Lucy then walks out of the house.
"Relax, this is the first time we have the house to ourselves. I don't even remember the last time mom and dad left for more than three days."
"You're right." Ruthie says as Lucy sits down to eat.
"It's just that I feel like we got more freedom, I mean I can eat anything, I can drink as late as I want, and--."
"Simon, do you realize that you can do all that with mom and dad home?"
"Yeah, but I don't get a lecture about it."
"Simon." Lucy says sternly as he finishes his breakfast then goes upstairs.
As Simon was getting ready his baseball equipment ready, Happy started to bark then Simon went to see that the twins were up and about to go down the stairs when he helped them down by holding their hands and tells Lucy the twins are awake. Lucy thanks Simon then gives them cereal then Simon asks if Ruthie wanted to watch which she said no then went upstairs then he told Lucy if she and the twins wanted to watch that they can at the baseball field on Roosevelt street. She told him she might but didn't want him to count on it so he said okay then left to play baseball. A half hour later she took got a cooler then put cold drinks in the cooler and a few snacks then got the twins on the wagon and went for a walk to the park to watch Simon play with his friends. Simon's team was up three to nothing when he came up to bat then hit the home run then the opposing team got up then scored two runs.
