Geoffrey: If you hurry up and finish your homework, Watcher has promised us an evening of fun while skilling.
Sinead: Thank you, Uncle Geof. You helping me has made it so much easier! I'm done!
Malcolm: Yes, Dad! I'm almost done with this composition. Be right there!
Sinead: And then she said, "You get right over there and park yourself down, young lady!" She looked so funny!
Joanna: You make me laugh so hard! I'm really glad your Watcher let you all come play for a bit. We "townies" get lonesome sometimes too.
Sinead: Yeah, me too. I love it when "skilling" is the same as playing! We dynasty kids have to work so hard sometimes. This last go round, none of us have even been allowed to converse. Just someone telling what's been happening.
Geoffrey: It's a whopper! I just know it! I haven't had this much fun in eons. So nice to be away from the easel. Thanks, Watcher.
Watcher:
Enjoy it while you can Geoffrey. Lots more work to do you know. But everyone needs a break once in awhile, even Watchers.
Malcolm: (thinking) Maybe this time I'll get a girlfriend. Maybe. She's so cute.
Well, so much for fun. Now it was time for the real work. We were all sent off to the gym after a quick "rally the troops". I guess that wasn't so bad either. Hopefully having Geoffrey and Nancy working out hard would keep them around as healthy elders and that was the whole point of sweating our brains out at the gym. Of course for Don it was pure heaven. Me? Not so much! At least we all got to meet a lot of new people and Sinead got to practice violin to her heart's content. We were spared the beginning sounds which made us all happy as can be. Watcher even took some time to upgrade her outfits, although she kept that adorable red shirt that was just like Sinead's, Dad's.
She actually got quite good at her violin so it was a treat for us when she came upstairs and played a concert for us while some of us took a break from the machines. Her daddy cheered her on while Nancy took the opportunity to practice as well. How she got behind those stairs I'll never know.
Later, Mal and Sinead got their friendship vibe going on while they swam and played in the gym pool. It was almost time to call it a night and head out.
Head out to where? Why, the shop of course! After her morning chores and meal was done, Sinead headed off to school. The rest of us gathered around the table to discuss what we'd do for the opening that day. We needed to make some changes and some big bucks for sure.
Audrey: Ok, look; this is supposed to be a bakery. Right? So no more bits and pieces of coffee pots and decorative items. We're going to fill this place with food of all kinds. Ok?
Nancy: I agree. I'll share the cooking with you, and even Mal could take some time at the muffin machine.
Mal: Yeah, I suppose. I think I'd rather be on the floor though. I'm good looking enough the ladies always fall for my sales pitch.
Don: Yeah, me too. Plus I can schmooze the jocks.
Geoffrey: I'm always good at sales. The older crowd seems to respond well.
Audrey: Yes, Geof, but make sure you don't start going on and on about family and other things. Conversation has got to be sales related. So.......we ready? Let's go!
We filled that bakery to bursting. Nancy and I were just dripping with sweat keeping the food coming. Everyone that came in was just going to be overwhelmed with all the good smells. Today we'll have a chance to see what sells well and what is slow. Here is a picture I took showing how well stocked we were.
Before we knew it the customers came swarming in. True to his word, Malcolm did a bang up job with the young ladies.
He sure was pretty proud of himself!
We had to really hustle. I had work to go to that afternoon and it was our last day before we had to turn over the time to the next competitor. By that afternoon, just before we had to close store so I could leave, we were pretty well done with all we had baked. Watcher even had to keep busy moving things around so the store didn't look too empty! Close of day for the store looked like this:
After I left the gang tidied up. Some of the food would be fine for "day old" sales and some just wasn't good enough to keep. Everyone worked hard and cleaned up everthing and locked it up for the next week off. It was time to just chill at home while I tried for another promotion at work.
The crowning touch? I got my promotion!!! See ya in a week.
