It's a sunny Saturday May morning, and Isobel has cooked her famous PANCAKES to thank Cheryl Haney for taking care of all the Knottwood horses while she was stuck in a wheelchair, recovering from a nasty fall. Cheryl is amused that Isobel just can't stop chattering about her new baby brother!
"Mummy's skating partner, Lars, walked in with a GIANT bunch of flowers..."
"...followed by all FIVE of the Lindquist kiddies!"
"...And then Katherine brought in NADINE..."
"...But Auntie Megan kicked them all OUT after ten minutes or so..."
"Then you and Officer Don came to see us, when Mum and Toby got home from HOSPITAL..."
"...AND daddy's secretary, Noreen..."
"Even C. J. thought he was pretty cool..."
"He got some REALLY odd presents... "
"And there was a sticky Moment when Mum scolded the Professor for SMOKING near Toby..."
"We had a few minor disasters..."
"...And one MAJOR one..."
"And of course, he's had wall-to-wall FAMILY gushing and goo-ing over him..."
"I think Aunt Megan and Joe are practicing on him for when THEY have children!"
(Nancy Hanbro's new kitchen cabinet carvings courtesy of Aon-Celtic)
(Millionaire dentist Charles Hesketh Asmundsen's "Tree of Life" t-shirt from Aon-Celtic)
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