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stuff to do! But I'm back, and I will try to update, even if it's only on
the weekends. So, enjoy and review! I like reviews!
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A Summer of Changes
Chapter 7:
Lizzie awoke the next morning to the smell of breakfast being cooked. She opened her eyes and saw the rays of sun streaming through the sheer curtains. She glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand next to the bed. 9:00. Perfect; not too late, but just enough sleep to make her feel refreshed. She yawned and stretched as she got out of bed. She walked down the hall to the staircase and made her way down to the kitchen.
"Mornin sleepyhead!" called Jo, as she poured pancake batter onto a skillet.
"Hi Mom." Replied Lizzie. "Breakfast smells amazing!"
"Well, I hope you're hungry!" exclaimed Mrs. Gordon.
"Yeah, we made pancakes, bacon, eggs and toast." Agree Jo.
"Well, Matt and Lanny should eat about half of that!" Lizzie remarked.
"Actually, they had some cereal earlier." Explained Jo. "They wanted to get a head start on fishing."
"Oh wow, a quiet morning!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"Actually a quiet day." Remarked Roberta Gordon. "It's a day long trip. The guys went out all the boat."
"All the guys?" Lizzie asked, a twinge of disappointment in her voice. She had wanted to spend more time with Gordo.
"Not all of us." Remarked a male voice.
Lizzie spun around to see Gordo coming down the stairs. "Oh, hey Gordo." She said, nonchalantly.
"Hey." He replied.
"Gordo, how come you didn't go fishing with the rest of them?" asked Jo.
"Well Mrs. McGuire, the last time my father and I went fishing for some male bonding time, we ended being sprayed by a skunk." Gordo explained.
"Oh yeah! I remember that!" Lizzie laughed. "You wore a car air freshener around for a week afterward! You smelled like a pine tree."
"Would you have preferred the alternative?" asked Gordo.
"Good point." Lizzie conceded.
"Lets just say that Howard and David spend their time together indoors." Added Roberta. "Which is why he was glad to come along when Sam decided to take the boys fishing."
"At any rate, breakfast is served!" Announced Jo.
"This is great!" exclaimed Gordo, about halfway through the meal. "Mom, you and Mrs. McGuire are really great cooks!"
"I'd like to thank the grocery store, for providing us with the items to make this meal." Goofed Jo.
"Oh, and lets not forget the appliances for combining the ingredients so well." Added Roberta.
Lizzie and Gordo laughed at their crazy mothers.
"So whats the plan for today?" Lizzie interjected.
"Well, Roberta and I were planning on hitting the outlets!" Jo informed them.
"Oh! Shopping!" exclaimed Lizzie.
Gordo rolled his eyes. "In that case, I think I'll stay here and read a book or something. I have had enough shopping to last the trip already."
Suddenly, Lizzie found herself seizing the opportunity to be with Gordo. "You know, maybe I'll sit this trip out. You guys could probably use a day without kids anyway."
"Lizzie's passing up a shopping trip? Let me get the thermometer!" joked Roberta.
"Well sweetie, you are more than welcome to join us, but if you'd rather hang out with Gordo, that's fine too. It's your vacation as well!" offered Jo.
"No that's ok-you go. Maybe you'll even do some birthday shopping?" asked Lizzie, slyly.
"Why? Does someone have a birthday coming up?" asked Jo, pretending to be clueless.
"Only a sweet 16!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"How could I forget?" joked Jo. "And you do have a point. If you aren't with me, maybe for once your presents will be a surprise!"
"Then it's settled. I'll stay here." Lizzie announced. "Unless you had your heart set on a quiet day."
"Well." Gordo joked. "Just kidding. We can go mini golfing or something."
"Well, Jo and I will take the mini van, and you have the keys to your cousin's car, right David?" Roberta asked.
"Yep." Gordo replied.
"Well then, let's go!" exclaimed Jo. "The stores open in 15 minutes!"
With that, the women were off, leaving Lizzie and Gordo in a house, all by themselves.
What would happen?
TBC!!!!!
Review and I'll write more!
Disclaimer: Nope!
A Summer of Changes
Chapter 7:
Lizzie awoke the next morning to the smell of breakfast being cooked. She opened her eyes and saw the rays of sun streaming through the sheer curtains. She glanced at the alarm clock on the nightstand next to the bed. 9:00. Perfect; not too late, but just enough sleep to make her feel refreshed. She yawned and stretched as she got out of bed. She walked down the hall to the staircase and made her way down to the kitchen.
"Mornin sleepyhead!" called Jo, as she poured pancake batter onto a skillet.
"Hi Mom." Replied Lizzie. "Breakfast smells amazing!"
"Well, I hope you're hungry!" exclaimed Mrs. Gordon.
"Yeah, we made pancakes, bacon, eggs and toast." Agree Jo.
"Well, Matt and Lanny should eat about half of that!" Lizzie remarked.
"Actually, they had some cereal earlier." Explained Jo. "They wanted to get a head start on fishing."
"Oh wow, a quiet morning!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"Actually a quiet day." Remarked Roberta Gordon. "It's a day long trip. The guys went out all the boat."
"All the guys?" Lizzie asked, a twinge of disappointment in her voice. She had wanted to spend more time with Gordo.
"Not all of us." Remarked a male voice.
Lizzie spun around to see Gordo coming down the stairs. "Oh, hey Gordo." She said, nonchalantly.
"Hey." He replied.
"Gordo, how come you didn't go fishing with the rest of them?" asked Jo.
"Well Mrs. McGuire, the last time my father and I went fishing for some male bonding time, we ended being sprayed by a skunk." Gordo explained.
"Oh yeah! I remember that!" Lizzie laughed. "You wore a car air freshener around for a week afterward! You smelled like a pine tree."
"Would you have preferred the alternative?" asked Gordo.
"Good point." Lizzie conceded.
"Lets just say that Howard and David spend their time together indoors." Added Roberta. "Which is why he was glad to come along when Sam decided to take the boys fishing."
"At any rate, breakfast is served!" Announced Jo.
"This is great!" exclaimed Gordo, about halfway through the meal. "Mom, you and Mrs. McGuire are really great cooks!"
"I'd like to thank the grocery store, for providing us with the items to make this meal." Goofed Jo.
"Oh, and lets not forget the appliances for combining the ingredients so well." Added Roberta.
Lizzie and Gordo laughed at their crazy mothers.
"So whats the plan for today?" Lizzie interjected.
"Well, Roberta and I were planning on hitting the outlets!" Jo informed them.
"Oh! Shopping!" exclaimed Lizzie.
Gordo rolled his eyes. "In that case, I think I'll stay here and read a book or something. I have had enough shopping to last the trip already."
Suddenly, Lizzie found herself seizing the opportunity to be with Gordo. "You know, maybe I'll sit this trip out. You guys could probably use a day without kids anyway."
"Lizzie's passing up a shopping trip? Let me get the thermometer!" joked Roberta.
"Well sweetie, you are more than welcome to join us, but if you'd rather hang out with Gordo, that's fine too. It's your vacation as well!" offered Jo.
"No that's ok-you go. Maybe you'll even do some birthday shopping?" asked Lizzie, slyly.
"Why? Does someone have a birthday coming up?" asked Jo, pretending to be clueless.
"Only a sweet 16!" exclaimed Lizzie.
"How could I forget?" joked Jo. "And you do have a point. If you aren't with me, maybe for once your presents will be a surprise!"
"Then it's settled. I'll stay here." Lizzie announced. "Unless you had your heart set on a quiet day."
"Well." Gordo joked. "Just kidding. We can go mini golfing or something."
"Well, Jo and I will take the mini van, and you have the keys to your cousin's car, right David?" Roberta asked.
"Yep." Gordo replied.
"Well then, let's go!" exclaimed Jo. "The stores open in 15 minutes!"
With that, the women were off, leaving Lizzie and Gordo in a house, all by themselves.
What would happen?
TBC!!!!!
Review and I'll write more!