Chapter 22
Jacksonville, FL
A FEW DAYS AFTER school began, Ted came into the den where Chris was hard at work on his book.
Chris looked up when he sensed Ted standing beside him. “What’s up, Ted?”
“Don’t you have a DVD recorder hooked up to the TV in the library?”
“We sure do. Why?”
“Could you set it to record Paula Deen’s show? Now that school’s started, I’m not home when she’s on at noon.”
“We can do that. What about her evening program?”
“Can we record that too?”
“You bet we can. Let’s go downstairs and set it up.”
“Thanks, Papa.”
“You’re more than welcome, kiddo.”
September ended, and Ted brought home an interim report card; Chris and Mickey were pleased with it because it reflected that Ted was a straight-A student.
“With all those As, why is his teacher requesting a conf
