Trading Post

Aye aye, Captain. I'm off to swab the mizzenmast or something like that.

Somehow I think that Lana will find a reason to return to the store and arrange for Kayla to babysit - something tells me that we have not seen the last of her.

Camilla was happy to see Alice having fun making art with her hands and getting her clothes completely messy; other mothers praised Alice for having such a good time and asked her age, to which Camilla replied, "18 months." Alice showed off the hand-painted picture and the sculpture she had made, looking very happy. As they were about to chat, a university student—who had a guitar—started singing a children's song; Alice sat on her lap to listen to "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" and mimicked the animal sounds. Camilla felt very happy as she pushed the stroller toward the car; she had always dreamed of bringing her baby to the park, pushing the stroller, playing on the equipment, and attending this class a friend had recommended. One thing Camilla had wanted to do was breastfeed Alice, though the little one still wasn't interested. Camilla buckled her into the car seat and checked her diaper; it was wet again, but manageable. Camilla realized she had forgotten the bottle, and it was almost time for Alice's morning nap. Camilla asked, "Little one, shall we go buy you a present?" Alice was delighted.

Was it worth it?  But more importantly. Got any pictures of them! 

It took me a while to figure out who Sarah was in this chapter and get into her backstory, but now see it clearly.  Loving the creativity with the naming, especially Ms Clark at the end!