Marlee And Charlie Find A New Friend

Marlee went to the kitchen department to see the new kitchens that Cooper and Sawyer had put together. She just couldn't believe she now had two big beautiful kitchens for her Cooking Show. She thanked the guys over and over. She was so very grateful to them for all their hard work. They still didn't know who had donated them to Marleewood because there had been no card in the boxes.
Well, it was time to start planning for the Cooking Show. It was going to take some time and effort to get ready. There was so much to do! They also had to pick out a catchy name for the show.  Once again, Charlie, was in charge of the "to do list" for Marlee. She had a very long list.
First of all there had to be a person to stock the kitchen with pots and pans and dishes and silverware. Marlee had to have a mixer and and plug ins put in the walls of her new kitchen so that she could plug in her can opener and mixer and microwave. She had to have dish soap and hand soap. She had to have a waste paper basket to hold paper trash. She had to have dishtowels and dishcloths to hand wash some of her favorite dishes that might break in the dishwasher.

She had to have a plan too. She needed cookbooks! She couldn't read yet, but she sure could look at pictures and ask the Grandmas which recipes would be good to make. She also needed an assistant. Then she remembered Hannah. She had said that she liked to bake. She had said that she was busy helping her daddy in his shop, but thought that she would ask Grandma B to call her mama to see if sometime she could help her in the kitchens. Marlee and Charlie both looked at each other and said at the same time, "We need a shopper!" Yes they did. The guys were too busy fixing things and getting stuff situated for the big production, so they couldn't do it.  Charlie and Laila were busy in the Costume Shop. The Grandmas were busy supervising everyone and making sure that the customers were getting taken care of in the Costume Shop. They even let people try things on.

Grandma B said, "Girls, look out the window, there is a little girl sitting out on the playground. She is so cute. I bet she would like to be your friend. Maybe she and her mama would even like to help you get some shopping done. Charlie, remember your list and make sure you don't go over your budget. You planned on less money to spend because you didn't know that you would have so many customers in your Costume Shop. You can spend a little more on supplies for the cooking show now."
 Charlie agreed and looked at her books to make sure. She said that she would go outside and see if that little girl would like to come in and talk to them. They needed to have a meeting.
Charlie found Emma and her mama outside just about to leave. They had just stopped for awhile before they went over to the fast food place next door for a drink.

Charlie asked them both if they would come in and talk with them and Grandma B. They needed some help at Marleewood. Grandma B would explain everything to Emma's mama.
Emma and her mama were taken into the break room. Yes, there were cupcakes and drinks for everyone. A.J.'s grandma had sent some over the other day when he was on duty as a security guard.
Grandma B started out by telling Emma's mom that now that the Costume Shop was up and running well, Marlee wanted to have a cooking show. She needed lots and lots of help. She agreed with the girls that they needed a shopper to get the things on Charlie's lists. There were so many things that were needed. "B" and Nanny asked Emma's mama if she thought that the two (2) of them could help them out. They all talked it over and they said yes, that they would help them as long as it wasn't full time. Emma needed her naps in the afternoon. They all said, "So do we!" Everybody laughed.
Shortly after Emma and her mama left there was a knock at the door. Marlee opened it and the man said that he was a health inspector. Their kitchen needed to be inspected before they could open the kitchen for their cooking show. He told the Grandmas that he had to make sure everything worked good and that the kitchen was the right size for their new equipment, and that all of the doors were able to be locked tight so that no critters could get in there when everyone went home at night. Now why would he say that? Now I'm afraid that he knows something that we don't!