One of the favorite activities of Stella and Ozzie was baking cookies. Bo loved to assist them with this as she loved raw cookie dough. Bette would usually sit by and keep the others in refreshments as they worked together to produce dessert for dinner. The best part was the laughter that usually erupted from the kids putting the dough on the cookie sheets to get them ready to bake. Bo and Bette would usually sit back and let them have independence with this activity as they talked and laughed watching them.

This kind of relationship of friendship with Bo was a first for Bette and she quite like it. There was no pressure to have to be someone she wasn’t, to have to dress to impress, to have to watch what she said. Bo was just another incredible person who had come into her life with no expectations. They were getting closer as friends and now communicated frequently throughout the week. They and the kids would go out for dinner once a week and if they could fit it in the schedule, a movie.

It was an activity that the four of them enjoyed, getting together on Saturday nights for dinner and movies. Sometimes they would play board games or Ozzie and Stella would play with toys or read books in Ozzie’s room while their moms chatted together over a cup of tea. The foursome grew comfortable in each other’s presence and any occasion to get together was looked forward to.

They loved to learn about all the activities available to them in New York City. As often as they could they went to kids’ plays and the symphonies designed for the younger generation. Also, they attended many concerts in the Park. Bo and Stella often joined them in these activities. Bette and Ozzie both felt that their lives were so much more enriched because of the others being in their life.

On Sunday mornings Ozzie always joined his mom in her bed to talk and read. Bette would put on classical music for them to listen to as they enjoyed their beverages in bed while they talked and read. It was always a great beginning to their week. She would often read a few books to him as he sat on her lap before they went off to get dressed and have breakfast.