I COME BEARING GOOD NEWS...
FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM THE ENTIRE TREEHOUSE THAT ASH AND I DECIDED NOT TO STRIKE OUT ON OUR OWN. IT CAME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT NEITHER OF US ARE FINANCIALLY CAPABLE OF PAYING FOR A HOME (I.E. I'M A LIBRARIAN AND ASH IS CURRENTLY SELF-EMPLOYED). THE LIVING SITUATION WITH DEAN WAS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE, AND DEAN HAS GRANTED US BOTH PERMISSION TO STAY. ADAM, DEAN, ASH, AND I ARE VERY HAPPY WITH OUR NEW ARRANGEMENTS (MOSTLY ASIDE FROM THE CATS).
ON A RECENT TRIP TO HEAVEN--THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF ACTIVITY UP THERE…SOMETHING'S GOING ON I THINK--I DECIDED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF STOPS ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I WANTED TO THANK DEAN AND ADAM FOR THEIR GENEROSITY. I PICKED THEM UP A COUPLE OF THINGS:
DEAN I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS….
AND THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM:
ADAM, WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES IN THE PAST, BUT I HOPED TO MAKE AMENDS WITH THIS.
I HOPE WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENJOY ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY.
ALSO, ASH. DON'T THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN YOU. NOT AT ALL. THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY ON THIS TRIP HAPPENED AS I WAS GOING INTO THE BAKERY TO COLLECT DEAN'S PIES. AS I WAS LEAVING, I HEARD THIS SMALL CRYING SOUND AND OF COURSE I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY HORRO, I SAW THAT SOMEONE HAD ABANDONED THIS PRECIOUS ANGEL IN A DARK ALLEY.
I, OF COURSE, QUICKLY RESCUED HER. SHE IS LOST AND SCARED, AND I'M AFRAID SHE HAS NO IDEA WHERE SHE WAS OR WHERE SHE CAME FROM. JUDGING HER BEHAVIOR, MY INSTINCT IS TO SAY WHEREVER SHE WAS SHE'S MUCH BETTER OFF HAVING GOTTEN AWAY. I THOUGHT, PERHAPS, I SHOULD TAKE HER TO A SHELTER, BUT I'VE HEARD MANY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT FOSTER CARE. I JUST COULDN'T BEAR TO PUT HER THROUGH THAT AND SHE SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN ON TO ME QUITE WELL. I BELIEVE OUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO KEEP HER WITH US.
OH. I ALMOST FORGOT. SHE TOLD ME HER NAME IS GRACE. GO AHEAD SAY HELLO.
OOC: CAS DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIND SURI CRUISE. SHE IS INDEED AN ORPHAN. GRACE JUST HAPPENS TO LOOK LIKE SURI. WEIRD. ALSO, ASH WANTED ME TO ADD: ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE THANKING US THAT NEITHER OF US IS PREGGO WITH AN ASSBABY.
ON A RECENT TRIP TO HEAVEN--THERE'S BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF ACTIVITY UP THERE…SOMETHING'S GOING ON I THINK--I DECIDED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF STOPS ON MY WAY BACK HOME. I WANTED TO THANK DEAN AND ADAM FOR THEIR GENEROSITY. I PICKED THEM UP A COUPLE OF THINGS:
DEAN I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS….
AND THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM:
ADAM, WE'VE HAD OUR DIFFERENCES IN THE PAST, BUT I HOPED TO MAKE AMENDS WITH THIS.
I HOPE WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENJOY ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY.
ALSO, ASH. DON'T THINK I'VE FORGOTTEN YOU. NOT AT ALL. THE MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY ON THIS TRIP HAPPENED AS I WAS GOING INTO THE BAKERY TO COLLECT DEAN'S PIES. AS I WAS LEAVING, I HEARD THIS SMALL CRYING SOUND AND OF COURSE I WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. TO MY HORRO, I SAW THAT SOMEONE HAD ABANDONED THIS PRECIOUS ANGEL IN A DARK ALLEY.
I, OF COURSE, QUICKLY RESCUED HER. SHE IS LOST AND SCARED, AND I'M AFRAID SHE HAS NO IDEA WHERE SHE WAS OR WHERE SHE CAME FROM. JUDGING HER BEHAVIOR, MY INSTINCT IS TO SAY WHEREVER SHE WAS SHE'S MUCH BETTER OFF HAVING GOTTEN AWAY. I THOUGHT, PERHAPS, I SHOULD TAKE HER TO A SHELTER, BUT I'VE HEARD MANY NEGATIVE THINGS ABOUT FOSTER CARE. I JUST COULDN'T BEAR TO PUT HER THROUGH THAT AND SHE SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN ON TO ME QUITE WELL. I BELIEVE OUR BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO KEEP HER WITH US.
OH. I ALMOST FORGOT. SHE TOLD ME HER NAME IS GRACE. GO AHEAD SAY HELLO.
OOC: CAS DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIND SURI CRUISE. SHE IS INDEED AN ORPHAN. GRACE JUST HAPPENS TO LOOK LIKE SURI. WEIRD. ALSO, ASH WANTED ME TO ADD: ALL OF YOU SHOULD BE THANKING US THAT NEITHER OF US IS PREGGO WITH AN ASSBABY.