Marleewood Has Another Inspection

Well, grownups say that news travels fast. Boy does it ever. When Sawyer came to work in the morning he was met with very serious faces. Things had to be done. There was an inspector there after he had left and had a list of things that he and Cooper had to do. Before anything was said or done Grandma B said that from now on there would be a morning meeting to discuss things. Things that happened the day before and things that needed to be done today and things that needed to be done in the future would be talked about.

So it was decided that everyday before everyone went to work they would meet in the break room and plan their day.

Today's business, of course, was getting things done that the Inspector had put on the list. The Inspector had said that the doors needed to be tightened so that critters couldn't get in. What? Marlee especially, was so anxious to get things done so that her cooking show could be on the air. HVMO-TV Channel 2 had already asked when they would be ready to go. Marlee was special to them because she had been a roving reporter for them in the past. They were sorry to see her go, but were anxious to see her succeed in her new business. There was no set date because it seemed like every time they turned around something new came up.
Charlie had given Emma a list of things to pick up at the store, so she grabbed a basket and she and her mom went to do the shopping for that day. Oh oh, she has her shopping basket and her purse, but what did she forget to put on? Yup, that's right she and Marlee, and Charlie all forgot to put on their shoes don't they?
Well, it looks like to me that things are going smoothly for a change. Things are getting done just according to the plan that they had talked about this morning.
The Grandmas were discussing the big project ahead of them with this cooking show. They thought that a cooking school would be really helpful to the young people. They needed help with just the little projects. They were so pleased with themselves once again. They had a plan!!

There was a knock at the door. It seemed like every time there was a knock at the door there was a problem, but not this time. There was a package for Marlee from Grandma Lu. So everybody took a break and watched Marlee open the small package. It was something that they could all use during the cooking school. A copy of a very famous cook whose name was Julia Child. It had all kinds of household hints and easy recipes for the young cooks. How nice of her. There was a note with the cookbook from Grandma Lu and a picture of this famous cook. She told Marlee that tasting the food was the key to good cooking. That Grandma Lu. She's so funny. She asked Grandma B and Nanny what they were going to call the Cooking Show.

They both looked at each other and started making a list of names. They couldn't decide on one. but they knew that they had better decide pretty soon. They wanted to go on the air in just a couple of days. They had to let the TV station know.
While the Grandmas were visiting and thinking about a name for the show they heard Cooper yell, "No, you can't come in here. We don't have a fire. We aren't even open yet."
The Grandmas ran to see what the trouble was. There was Cooper and a young volunteer fireman. He was laying on the floor inspecting the electric plug ins, and wanted to know where the fire extinguishers were. Oh, brother, what next?