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morphisize.”
    Grace laughed when she saw Emily’s expression of confusion. Interpreting, she asked Dani, “Do you mean you got to see a caterpillar metamorphosis?”
    “That’s what I said!” Dani told her.
    “No you didn’t. You said…”
    Grace saw the look on her daughter’s face and hurried to interrupt the tantrum she could see was forthcoming, “So Emily, did you have a good day at school?”
    “Yes. My teacher gave me a big envelope to give to momma, and made me bring my books home.”
    “That’s good, honey. I talked with your teacher and Jane and I are going to help you get caught up on your school work. Your momma’s pretty worried about that.”
    “Oh.”
    “So, tell me what needs to be done when you get home.”
    “Well, I need to play with Shelby and give her some time away from the puppies. Momma says it helps her tolerate them better. But usually she just gets on my bed and sleeps. She never wants to play anymore.”
    Grace laughed, “She will. She’s just tired right now. Pretty soon the puppies will be old enough to eat puppy food, and she won’t be so tired all the time. How many puppies are there?”
    “Nine.”
    “Nine! I want one!” Daniella informed her mother.
    “We’ve already talked about this, Dani.”
    “The puppies can’t go to new homes for two more weeks. Momma said they have to be at least eight weeks old. She was talking about starting to wean them this week…”
    “What’s wean?” Daniella asked Emily, curiosity written all over her face at the new word.
    “It means they won’t nurse anymore, and they’ll eat puppy food.”
    “What do they eat now?” Daniella asked, and Grace cringed as she struggled to figure out a way to explain. She didn’t have to as Emily gladly took over the task of explaining how the puppies currently ate.
    Daniella listened attentively and Grace knew there would be questions asked later when it was just she and her daughter. For now, her curiosity had been assuaged and she turned her thoughts to other things.
    Michael was waiting in the driveway when they arrived home, and she smiled at him as she put the car into park and got out. “Hey, I didn’t expect to see you for another couple of hours.”
    Michael gave her a brief kiss on the cheek, and then opened the back door and helped Dani unbuckle her car seat. “Hey, Princess. How was the butterfly house?”
    “Awesome! I saws a canterpull...”
    “Caterpillar, silly,” Emily corrected her with a shake of her head.
    Michael looked at the newcomer and then back at Grace. “New friend?”
    “New neighbor. Emily, this is Dr. Michael Simpson. Michael, this is Emily from next door.”
    “Hey, we have a Mr. Simpson at my school,” Emily offered with a smile.
    “He’s my brother.”
    “Really? That’s cool. Hey Dani, wanna go see the puppies?” Emily asked, already dragging her heavy backpack across the lawn.
    Daniella looked at Grace and when she nodded, she took off running after the older girl. Michael watched her leave, and then turned and looked at Grace, “Somehow, I feel like I’ve missed something.”
    “I’ll explain everything while you help me unload the groceries,” Grace promised with a smile.
    “I can do that.”
    Michael and Grace made short work of unloading the groceries and storing them away. When the only bags left were the ones that belonged next door, she picked two of them up, gesturing for Michael to grab the rest, “Come with me. Dani’s probably already worn out her welcome with Shelby.”
    They entered the back yard through the side gate, hearing the chatter of little girls as they rounded the house. Daniella sat in the middle of the back yard with Emily, surrounded by nine little bundles of fur. Shelby had climbed back into the kiddy pool for a much needed nap.
    Michael took in the scene and then nodded towards the adult dog, “Shelby, I presume?”
    “Yeah. Poor thing. She’s resorted to sleeping in the pool to get some