Amy: Wow, I’m sitting here with a Hollywood insider.

Tina: Well, not quite an insider. With all of the publishing houses in New York I figure we’ll be able to do a bit of mining here to get some film scripts. Hey, I think its water time. Are you ready, because they are ready with or without us.

Amy: Sure let’s go.

The girls and their mothers have lots of fun playing in the water. Amy has brought along a couple of little fishing nets so the girls could catch various critters in the lake.

Tina: Oh baby look you have a minnow.

Angelica: Min-no

Amy: Bethy’s has a little hermit crab.

Bethany: Crab

They continue their treasure hunting and frolicking in the water. It’s now approaching noon.

Tina: You want to get them cleaned up for lunch?

Amy: Them? I’m hungry.

Angelica: Hungry Mommy.

Bethany: Eat!

Tina: Well that sounds unanimous. Lunch is served.

They put a fresh coat of sun screen on the girls as well as their little hats before lunch. They’ve each packed sandwiches, fruit, cookies and drinks. The babies play a bit more in the sand before the mom’s pack up, rinse them off and head home for nap time. They load up the cars, say good bye and head their separate ways.

Angelica: Fun Mommy.

Tina: I had fun too sweetie, thanks for playing with me.

Angelica: Tell Mommy min-No and crab.

Tina: Those are new words for you. Make sure you say those for Momma, OK?

Angelica: Momma come now?

Tina: Almost. We’re going to get clean, take a nap then we’ll go get Momma after we wake up. Mommy’s going to make you a good dinner tonight, OK.

Angelica: Not hungry Mommy.

Tina: I know that silly girl we can make dinner for Momma after our naps, OK.

Angelica: I help Mommy.

Tina: Thank you, Mommy needs some help.

Shower and bath time go smoothly. Angelica falls off for her nap easily as does Tina. Tina wakes when Angelica stirs and looks at the clock on the bedside table. They’d both slept past 4pm. Tina wanted to be on the way to the station no later than 5pm. The station was in the Village on the Edgemere and Bette is due to arrive at about 5:30pm. She wanted to have dinner ready to go when they got back; she knew Bette wouldn’t have eaten much all day.

Tina: Baby, let’ go make dinner.

Angelica: I help Mommy.

Tina: Well I’ll need your help.

Tina had ordered the ingredients for Bette’s favorite: lasagna. She had fresh green beans and is showing Angelica how to pop them in half. Angelica loved this game and laughed each time she made the pop sound with the beans. Orville had added some fresh bread to the shopping list for the family and Tina would make garlic bread with the meal. She’d also chilled a bottle of wine for the evening and looked forward to unwinding after dinner.