The girls came to me like two little puppies, jumping up and down with tongues out and tails wagging. “When are we going on another adventure? Huh? Huh? Can we go? Can we go? Yeah, Yeah, let’s go somewhere.” I patted their heads, “Down girls!”
After a few times of that, they wore me down. “Okay. We’ll go somewhere. We’ll go on a road trip.” I thought that would calm them down but no! I knew I had to make plans – and quick – if I was going to get any peace at all. Then, Maud got in the act! So guess what? We’re on road trip.
Red is along. Her name kind of gives her away. Yep, she has red hair with green eyes to go along with it. And she has freckles, well, more than that. She has freckles on top of freckles and they have their own freckles. She likes to put on makeup in the morning so her freckles will sleep.
Then there’s the Judge. She thinks she’s the judge at all times. But I can only allow so much of that! When we’re on a road trip, I’m in charge. To make sure, I don’t let her know ALL of the plans, but how can I because I don’t even know them all. On occasion, to make her feel important, I give her assignments. I sure wouldn’t want her to loose her judgeship skills. She gets to do things like haul rocks, drive Irish Chariots, pump gas, ask people questions, and stuff kind of like that. She is a natural beauty so doesn’t have to mess with makeup.
You’ve met Maud before. She’s the young blood of the group – zany, which means, amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic, and she likes to calm us with her singing skills. At any time she might jump in the air and click her feet together, tell a wild tale or yell at the sky.
These are my companions for a few days.
Then there’s me. And you wonder why I’m crazy?
Hah!