As usual, they went to church and had roast for dinner. Once again, Lou offered to do the dishes, which was followed by another game of, as the girls termed it, “Cheats.” This time they got no further than dealing the cards and setting up the board. Jim opened the notebook to a clean page and deftly divided the page up into sections. “Right, just for something to do. Let’s say I decided to take the boat out for the weekend. What would I need?” “Food,” Staci answered at once. “And lots of it because you’re always hungry. And plenty of fizzy drink and juice, too.” “Sleeping bags and blankets,” Lou said. “Woof,” Deefer barked eager to add his two pennyworth to the conversation. “That’s dog food and his bed,” Staci translated. “Who said he’s coming on my weekend trip?” Deefer put a paw over his nose and dropped his ears. “OK, fine. Dog food and Deefer’s bed.” Jim added that to the list. “Torches and batteries,” he said. “Why?” Lou asked.
