That was a long wait, I know. June was hectic. July promises to be even more so. We’ll tall about that another time. Now, let me tell you about the music that I heard outside my window. You’ve probably guessed who it was already, since the Garret cousins are always up to something. Yep, it was them.

Sully stood under the mulberry tree, guitar in hand. The first time I’d ever seen him with a musical instrument of any sort. He actually sounded pretty good. (Or maybe he was playing a recording and pretending it was him stroking the guitar strings. I couldn’t tell for sure.)

Anyhow, he played, and Will sang. I didn’t recognize the melody. They later said they wrote it themselves. The Garret boys are full of surprises. So I threw open the window and listened. It was a lovely song about … (Grin) … me, of course. They certainly know how to win a girl’s heart. When they finished, I invited them in and we drank sodas and lounged around, making up funny songs that Sully put a tune to. Will’s voice was nice.

With friends like the boys, I should be happy. I am, when they’re around. But evil lurks over me. In a couple of weeks, I’ll be living with the enemy: Liz and Bo. I managed to talk Dad into cutting the time to one month rather than the whole summer. One month of torture. I can’t even take my puppies and cat with me. Liz, formerly known as Mom, doesn’t like fur on the carpet.

Think of me. Away from home. In the big city. Having to be nice to HIM. We’ll see about that.