Study Day For Flip
"Thanks, Pop." Scooter hiccuped.
Once they got home, Scooter got his spoonful of peanut butter in the kitchen while everyone was going their separate ways.
Henry & Stanley were sitting at the kitchen table, Henry was studying for his arithmetic test while Stanley was listening to rock music with his headphones on.
In the girls' bedroom, Suzie was brushing her long hair sitting at the vanity in the corner.
Anne was lying on the top bunk on the left near the vanity, thinking of a good gift for Alan.
Nancy was drawing a pretty picture, sitting on the bottom bunk across from where Suzie was to be sleeping.
Mimi was sitting on the floor playing with her fashion dolls.
"Oh, Alan," Anne sighed. "what should I get for you as a birthday present?"
Suzie put her hairbrush down, "Figure that out tomorrow, Anne, it is time for bed." she said firmly.
Over in the boys' bedroom, Tom was lying on the bottom bunk of the bunk bed set in the middle of the room daydreaming about Layla while Flip sat on the top bunk reading a superhero comic that Scooter had lent to him.
Alan was sitting at the desk in the boys' bedroom thinking of a good gift for Anne when he heard Flip laughing at the comic.
"Shouldn't you be studying?" Alan asked Flip firmly.
"I don't feel like studying right now, Alan." Flip sighed.
"Listen, Flip, I don't want you to end up like Anne and me when we don't study," Alan said sternly. "I don't want you to fall asleep in class!"
"I don't fall asleep in class! So you don't have to worry about that!" Flip protested to Alan.
"At least when I am awake in class I haven't been goofing off, Silly, now finish your studying!" Alan scolded Flip sternly.
"Now I know how Scooter feels whenever Nancy & Mimi boss him around!" Flip grumbled irritably.
"Bossing you means we care about your well-being." Alan told Flip sternly.
Flip just yawned, "I'll finish studying tomorrow, I promise." he said to Alan.
Henry, Stanley, and Scooter came into their bedroom.
"Alan, what about my bedtime story?" Scooter reminded.
"Oh, sorry Scooter!" Alan exclaimed.
Alan then grabbed Rapunzel from the bookcase and began to read it to Scooter.
The next morning was Sunday morning, and after breakfast, Flip went right to studying for his geography exam.
While Flip was studying, Henry was watching Tom beat Stanley at Checkers in the living room where Alan & Anne were watching an exciting science fiction flick on television.
Mimi was reading a Nancy Drew mystery while Scooter read from the comics in the newspaper.
Suzie was in the bedroom she shared with her sisters, helping Nancy with her school art project.
Back with Alan & Anne, Anne got up for a moment.
"I'm going to get some low fat & low sodium tortilla chips and salsa for us to snack on, Alan." Anne said.
"Okay, Annie." Alan said.
When Anne went into the kitchen, she found the kind of tortilla chips that Stanley liked, blue corn tortilla chips that were high in fat and high in sodium.
Anne was now annoyed with Stanley, "Just because you can live off things with a ton of fat and salt in them doesn't mean we want to!" she sighed now feeling exasperated.