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with the sun and started right in cleaning and cooking banging pots and pans around singing excited!
She made cheese knots rolling out the bread dough cutting it into squares dabbing mayo a slice of tomato a piece of crisp bacon pulling the dough up and over foursquare rolling the knots in cheese cracker crumbs ready to be baked.
She made lemonade from fresh lemons and iced tea and iced cocoa.
to hang outside on the line.
the basket on my hip so I could kick the back door open.
because my finger flared red hot pain then I fell down and Mom's fresh washed socks scattered around me.
"Get up, Lynna girl!"
But I couldn't get up. My body was locked. I could barely breathe. I couldn't talk.
I heard the boys leave and run across the yard to get help from somebody at the meat packing plant.
Laid me on the couch I heard somebody say to Mom "I hope it wasn't a yellow one that bit her they are the youngest and very poisonous."
and prayed with Mom for me that the scorpion bite wouldn't kill me.
"We can't afford a doctor" Mom said. She was embarrassed.
"Well, then, we'll pray her through."
so everybody could stay on their knees praying for me while they ate.
"And how are you feeling Naomi?"
"My feet swell up so bad."
stunned. I was in third grade now I knew a lot more than I used to know I knew we didn't have money anymore I knew we didn't have room for a baby I could not believe it.
Daddy got home from school and put a wet washcloth on my forehead.
or maybe it was because of the baby and everybody rejoiced.
Hallelujah! Praise be the name of the Lord!"
That night I couldn't sleep because my finger pained me so bad So Mom chipped off some ice and wrapped it in a towel and wrapped that around my swollen finger
"We really don't need a baby, Mom, we shouldn't bother having one."
"Why, honey, don't you want the little baby the Lord is sending to us?"
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