The girls wake up early, both helping Miss Betty get the younger kids ready for school. With all the teeth brushed, school lunches made, and hair fixed, Miss Betty gives each child a kiss on the head and hurries out the door. “Ok kids line up let’s go! Up two three four, keep it up two three four!” Stacey calls marching at the head of the line of kids. Amanda laughing taking her place at the end of the line, locking the house she follows them to the school bus stop. “O look it’s Amberly and the dirty dozen!” a sneering snot nosed kid says as the family gathers at the stop. “Girl a dozen is 12, maybe you need to go back to kindergarten and learn your numbers again,” Stacey says crossing her arms over her chest and stepping in front of Amberly. All of the children, including those alre

