Gary and Laverne
Eric is in a rock band with a guy much older than him. In fact, Gary's daughter is the same age as Samantha, so theoretically Gary is old enough to be Eric's dad. Overall, that's a meaningless statement -- we all have friends who are older and younger than we are -- but it takes on special meaning here. You see, Gary and, even more importantly, his wife Laverne are of the age where grandchildren sound really nice, but they recognize their daughter will not be providing grandchildren any time soon.
Enter Raina. Raina loves listening to Eric sing and at some point started accompanying Eric to band rehearsal, which occurs at Gary's house. So Raina hangs out with Eric and Gary for a while, and then goes and does art projects or plays dominoes or a whole assortment of other things with Laverne. It's a wonderful situation all around. Gary and Laverne get their grandkid fix, Eric gets band practice, and Krystal and Samantha get Raina-free time.
Raina came home from Gary and Laverne's yesterday proudly displaying gifts. Laverne had made her a "Big Sister" beaded bracelet and had given her a reasonably elaborate dominoes set. Raina was thrilled with her new presents, and the Whompton adults were overwhelmed by the sentiment and generosity behind them. Gary and Laverne are great.
Enter Raina. Raina loves listening to Eric sing and at some point started accompanying Eric to band rehearsal, which occurs at Gary's house. So Raina hangs out with Eric and Gary for a while, and then goes and does art projects or plays dominoes or a whole assortment of other things with Laverne. It's a wonderful situation all around. Gary and Laverne get their grandkid fix, Eric gets band practice, and Krystal and Samantha get Raina-free time.
Raina came home from Gary and Laverne's yesterday proudly displaying gifts. Laverne had made her a "Big Sister" beaded bracelet and had given her a reasonably elaborate dominoes set. Raina was thrilled with her new presents, and the Whompton adults were overwhelmed by the sentiment and generosity behind them. Gary and Laverne are great.
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