Theron's Hope (Brides of Theron) Read Free Page B

bad and it gave them time to talk about the children.  Michael told her of the latest antics performed by said children as well as their newest accomplishments.  Turns out Gianna lost her first two teeth and they just happened to be the ones in the front so she was really unhappy about her food choices.  She loved to eat apples whole, liking the sound that was made when she took a big bite of the fruit, and now Em had to slice them or replace them with bananas. She was marking the days off on her calendar to count how long she would have to wait for her new teeth to come in. 
     
    One day, Chelsey found herself in the closet with a pair of scissors and cut her hair so bad that they had to chop most of it off.  It was a good thing she was not in school yet because her haircut was terrible and uneven, almost boyish and she would have undoubtedly been teased by the other children in her class.  When they were out at the park and running errands, Emily would make her wear pink until her hair grew back so that everyone would know she was a girl.  She also made sure that every pair of scissors in the house were stored completely out of her reach. 
     
    And finally, Jacob was at the potty training stage and they were trying to figure a way to get him to comply.  Dunking the Cheerios was a fun game that Jake actually liked to play but they still had not figured out how to teach him to do #2.  His secretary suggested giving him one matchbox car at a time as a reward for making poo poo in the potty.  He loved little cars and trucks, so it just might work.  He would tell Emily when he got home.
     
    As they ran out of stories about the children, they had arrived at Gracie's building.  She said goodbye and told Michael she would meet him tomorrow about 10am at the Hampton's house.  As he drove off, she appreciated how God was good to her when He let her keep Michael.  She was also glad that the kids had such involved parents.  Emily stayed home with them, and despite Aunt Marion's suggestions, she refused to hire a nanny.  She was determined to handle the good, the bad, and the ugly by herself and with Michael’s help when available of course.  The children were blessed to have parents such as these.  As she stepped on the curb in front of the building, Tom opened the door.  She made her way to the elevator and pressed the access card to the panel.  After the door closed she listened to the soft wordless music and random dinging marking each passing floor. 
     
     
    When s he opened the door to her apartment the wonderful aroma of her dinner surrounded her.  This would be her first home cooked meal in weeks.  Peeking out behind the kitchen counter stood Jo.  She was ready to hear about Gracie’s day and her latest trip. 
     
    "Jo, it smells delicious.  Are you going to stay and eat?  You could invite Miguel," Gracie added.
     
    "Miguel is working tonight.  But, don’t you worry Miss Grace. I will take him some on my way home.  I have some time to join you and would love to spend some time with you tonight.  You have been so busy lately that I am rarely seeing you anymore.  I am starting to think that you won't need my services in the near future."
     
    "Really Jo, you have nothing to worry about.  As far as I am concerned, you will always have a job with me as long as you want it."  She looked towards the stove and saw the pots of varying sizes on the burners with steam escaping from under the lids as the contents within them simmered, "I am starved.  Can we eat?"
     
    Jo placed a plate of steaming hot biloche, one of her specialties, in front of her with a nice glass of her famous sangria. Jo’s biloche was Cuban dish that consisted of an eye of the round roast stuffed with chorizo sausages simmered in a tomato sauce base and served with saffron rice was Gracie's favorite and Jo knew it.  She already planned to cook it for today whether cooking was requested of her or not. She noticed how skinny