Chapter 11
Mrs. Garrett saw a look of fear on Blair's face as Sammy came running through the door and into the living room.
"He won't hurt you." Tad said. "He's a nice dog."
"He's happy to see you." Mrs. G said. "He missed you."
"He's your dog." Tad said. "His name is Sammy."
Blair still wasn't convinced this dog was nice but she put out her hand to pet him anyway.
"See, he's a nice dog." Tad said.
Kelsey walked into the room a few minutes later.
"Blair this is our daughter, Kelsey." Tad said.
"Hi Mommy." Kelsey said. "I'm glad you are home."
~*~
Mrs. Garrett and Tad left Blair and Kelsey alone in the living room while Tad showed Mrs. G how to prepare food for Blair.
"Did the equipment come today?" Tad asked.
"Yes and it's all set up." Mrs. G said.
"OK good." Tad said. "Now all you have to do is put Blair's food in the blender and set it to puree it has to be pureed real good so it doesn't get stuck in the tube. If the tube gets clogged you need to flush it with water. Make sure everything you use is clean because Blair could get an infection if the food gets contaminated. When you are done make sure you clean everything including the skin around Blair's tube."
~*~
Two hours later Mrs. Garrett was making dinner. Tad and Kelsey were taking Sammy for a walk, and Blair had fallen asleep. Mrs. Garrett heard someone coming through the front door. It was Natalie, Snake, and Annie. All three came into the kitchen.
"Hey Mrs. Garrett." Natalie said.
"Hi Natalie." Mrs. G said. "How is your book coming along?"
"It's going great so far." Natalie said. "I saw Blair on the couch, she's so thin."
"I know." Mrs. G said. "The doctor's said she's only 80 pounds and they want her to be at least 110."
"110 what?" asked Tootie as she entered the kitchen.
"Oh, hi Tootie." Said Mrs. G. "We're talking about Blair, she weighs only 80 pounds and the doctors want her to be 110."
"I saw here on the couch, she looks so thin." Tootie said.
"Where are Jeff and Tisha?" Natalie asked.
"Oh, they saw Tad and Kelsey outside with the dog on the way in." Tootie said. "So they decided to stay out there."
"So how is Blair doing?" Natalie asked.
"Well right now we think she is afraid of Sammy." Mrs. G said.
"That's too bad." Natalie said. "I know that Sammy really missed her."
"Hey guys." Said Jo as she entered the kitchen." Rick and Jamie are outside with the others."
"We're going out there too." Said Snake.
Snake and Annie left the kitchen.
"So Tootie how were rehearsals?" Jo asked.
"They were good." Tootie said. "The play opens in two weeks and I think everyone knows what there doing."
"Tootie, will you go tell everybody dinner is ready?" Mrs. G asked.
As Tootie left the kitchen Jo looked at the contents of the blender. "Mrs. G, what is in the blender?" Jo asked.
"Blair's dinner." Mrs. G said. "It's the same thing you are having."
"I hope mine doesn't look like that." Jo said.
~*~
Tad had showed Mrs. G how to hook up Blair's feeding tube and he was watching it in case there were problems. The others were in the kitchen eating their own food. When they were done eating they would come into the living room and introduce themselves to Blair.
Jeff and Tootie decided they better go home and put Tisha to bed because she did have school the next day. Tad sent Kelsey to bed soon after. Mrs. Garrett was upstairs helping Blair get ready for bed. Jo and Natalie decided they better head home as well.
"We're going to go." Jo said.
"OK" Tad said. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, what?" Jo asked.
"Blair has to go to rehab tomorrow from 8 to 3 and I have to work so I can't take her and Mrs. Garrett can't either because of Kelsey's bus." Tad explained.
"I can take her, but I can't bring her back." Jo said.
"I can bring her home." Natalie said.
"Are you sure it's no problem?" Tad asked.
"It's no problem." Said Jo and Natalie at the same time.
"Thanks" Tad said.
Mrs. Garrett saw a look of fear on Blair's face as Sammy came running through the door and into the living room.
"He won't hurt you." Tad said. "He's a nice dog."
"He's happy to see you." Mrs. G said. "He missed you."
"He's your dog." Tad said. "His name is Sammy."
Blair still wasn't convinced this dog was nice but she put out her hand to pet him anyway.
"See, he's a nice dog." Tad said.
Kelsey walked into the room a few minutes later.
"Blair this is our daughter, Kelsey." Tad said.
"Hi Mommy." Kelsey said. "I'm glad you are home."
~*~
Mrs. Garrett and Tad left Blair and Kelsey alone in the living room while Tad showed Mrs. G how to prepare food for Blair.
"Did the equipment come today?" Tad asked.
"Yes and it's all set up." Mrs. G said.
"OK good." Tad said. "Now all you have to do is put Blair's food in the blender and set it to puree it has to be pureed real good so it doesn't get stuck in the tube. If the tube gets clogged you need to flush it with water. Make sure everything you use is clean because Blair could get an infection if the food gets contaminated. When you are done make sure you clean everything including the skin around Blair's tube."
~*~
Two hours later Mrs. Garrett was making dinner. Tad and Kelsey were taking Sammy for a walk, and Blair had fallen asleep. Mrs. Garrett heard someone coming through the front door. It was Natalie, Snake, and Annie. All three came into the kitchen.
"Hey Mrs. Garrett." Natalie said.
"Hi Natalie." Mrs. G said. "How is your book coming along?"
"It's going great so far." Natalie said. "I saw Blair on the couch, she's so thin."
"I know." Mrs. G said. "The doctor's said she's only 80 pounds and they want her to be at least 110."
"110 what?" asked Tootie as she entered the kitchen.
"Oh, hi Tootie." Said Mrs. G. "We're talking about Blair, she weighs only 80 pounds and the doctors want her to be 110."
"I saw here on the couch, she looks so thin." Tootie said.
"Where are Jeff and Tisha?" Natalie asked.
"Oh, they saw Tad and Kelsey outside with the dog on the way in." Tootie said. "So they decided to stay out there."
"So how is Blair doing?" Natalie asked.
"Well right now we think she is afraid of Sammy." Mrs. G said.
"That's too bad." Natalie said. "I know that Sammy really missed her."
"Hey guys." Said Jo as she entered the kitchen." Rick and Jamie are outside with the others."
"We're going out there too." Said Snake.
Snake and Annie left the kitchen.
"So Tootie how were rehearsals?" Jo asked.
"They were good." Tootie said. "The play opens in two weeks and I think everyone knows what there doing."
"Tootie, will you go tell everybody dinner is ready?" Mrs. G asked.
As Tootie left the kitchen Jo looked at the contents of the blender. "Mrs. G, what is in the blender?" Jo asked.
"Blair's dinner." Mrs. G said. "It's the same thing you are having."
"I hope mine doesn't look like that." Jo said.
~*~
Tad had showed Mrs. G how to hook up Blair's feeding tube and he was watching it in case there were problems. The others were in the kitchen eating their own food. When they were done eating they would come into the living room and introduce themselves to Blair.
Jeff and Tootie decided they better go home and put Tisha to bed because she did have school the next day. Tad sent Kelsey to bed soon after. Mrs. Garrett was upstairs helping Blair get ready for bed. Jo and Natalie decided they better head home as well.
"We're going to go." Jo said.
"OK" Tad said. "Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure, what?" Jo asked.
"Blair has to go to rehab tomorrow from 8 to 3 and I have to work so I can't take her and Mrs. Garrett can't either because of Kelsey's bus." Tad explained.
"I can take her, but I can't bring her back." Jo said.
"I can bring her home." Natalie said.
"Are you sure it's no problem?" Tad asked.
"It's no problem." Said Jo and Natalie at the same time.
"Thanks" Tad said.