"We managed to keep our customers pretty well covered up," the young Dr. Robinson said with a wink.
So I officially became a soccer mom. We attended her premier match as a family to cheer the nine to one romping with Karen scoring her first goal. We were all ecstatic! Ice creams for everyone with Timmy practically worshiping his hero sister.
If I thought the time spent today answering questions would give Karen her fill, I was mistaken. She joined me in bed once again and wasted no time getting down to business.
"Your turn," she said. "I have to get in practice if I have to answer Dr. Mason's questions every week."
"Did you tell your friends about your appointment?" I asked.
"Yes. It was no big deal at all. Julie's mom sent her to Dr. Mason after her dog got run over by a car because she let go of the leash. She called him Doctor Goblin because he's so short and bald but she said he's really nice. Ask another question; that one was too easy."
"Let me think. You told me you did lots of bad things and if your father found out, he wouldn't like you. Tell me about some of the stuff."
She didn't answer right away. "This is still private, right?"
"Defiantly."
"I don't want to talk about the really bad things yet but I did some naughty stuff to Mrs. Doberchek sometimes. She didn't like us and was mean so I used to plot all kinds of terrible things to get back at her. Sometimes I'd really do them. I'd never do that stuff to you, honest."
"Good! Go on; tell me what did you do?"
"I was awful. I spit in her tea one time when she wasn't looking. I found a big bug and I put it in her pie, because she already had three pieces and wouldn't give us the last one. I thought she'd just find it and scream but she didn't. She ate the whole thing and never saw the bug! I was sure she'd die of bug-poison but she didn't. Then I thought it might take time to kill, her and I stayed awake all night scared I'd get arrested. I was younger back then, but I did lots of stuff like that. I let a mouse we caught in a live trap loose in her room. There was only one but she lied and told Dad there were lots and made him get some guy in a truck to come out and spray."
I laughed in spite of myself. "You never got caught?"
I could see her smile in the glow of the night light. "Nope. Not once."