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shadows, no reht and happy

things Daddy seeer to please her

and follow her lead to the world of "see no evil, hear

no evil"

At the last moment Mother decided to outdo

even herself and have a designer come to our home

and create an original dress for Belinda to wear The

cost would easily be three times as expensive as an

off-the-rack dress, but once again, Daddy surrendered

before any battle and to my surprise, put away his

famous measurement of "What's the bottom line?"

This time, there was no bottom line

I had to admit Belinda looked beautiful

graduation day It was a perfect afternoon for an

outdoor graduation cereentle, warm