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"Is everything going saze "They're short-handed, but they're coping"

Jonathan looked back and forth from Carmen to Alex, clearly unsure what to expect

Her attitude was putting a dah, was the fact that Jonathan was learning from their interaction The intent of her question had not been to let him know she knew he had called the office Her intent was to let him know that she approved She'd best clear that up ienerous of you to join us on this trip when the office is so busy I hope everything works out for all of you"

Alex iaze traveled over her face, coain "Everyone needs to take some time off and relax now and then"

Destiny's voice interrupted theet the paper plates off the counter and set the table?"

"Okay!" Destiny turned and raced for the caet the cups"

Matthew cliry"

Alex poked his little tury again? Where are you putting all this stuff?"

Matthew giggled, grabbing Alex's hand "I pooped this hed

Caret the spoons and forks"

That evening they watched as the sun dropped to the horizon Three rabbits loped down the dirt road The evening sun shining through the thin skin of their huge ears made them look like lanterns

"Jackrabbits," Jonathan said "They use their ears to keep cool in the heat They aren't actually rabbits They're hares"

Car the rabbits reflectively So about the clinic?

Carhed and leaned back in her chair The temperature was perfect, but it probably would have been hot if they had waited another four weeks They were surrounded by es, in the ined the desert a barren place with little vegetation and few ani ildlife and all sorts of plants thrived Of course, most of them had thorns, but they were plants, all the same There were the bushes that looked like sticks with tiny leaves on them - Ocotillo, Jonathan had called thee-red blooms all over thereen bark, tiny leaf clusters and yellow blooms It wasn't much of a shade tree, especially compared to the oak and maple trees back home The mountains were stark naked compared to the tree-covered ones in Arkansas The desert was a strange place, but beautiful in its oay