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Speaker 1: So what happens when your cheek pinching kissy mark leaving

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aunt comes to watch you while your parents are away.

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We're about to find out. Let's get into it. Hellol,

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story time really not a glory time. Rabbis standing, You'll

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be fine. Follow the whole storyline. Hello, ol, story time,

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and you laugh at least one time. Well time. This

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is the story of the people and our families who

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sometimes make us feel a little bit embarrassed or, in

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an Patty's case, very very, very embarrassed. After Piper and

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Penelope's parents told them they were going on vacation, the

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girls were over the moon. Their parents hadn't even finished

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talking before the girls were sprinting to their rooms to

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pack their bags. We're going on vacation. We're going on vacation.

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Oh yeah, oh yeah. Penelope grabbed a big pile of

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clothes and jammed them into a suitcase. Piper grabbed a

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big pile of swim gear, including several inflatables and a

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mermaid tail, and jammed them into a suitcase. There was

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no room left for her clothes. But who wears clothes

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on vacation? Isn't that what swimsuits are for? The girls

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then said farewell to their pets, Doctor Gonzo and Cloudy

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before jumping into the car. I wonder if we'll be

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taking an airplane, Penelope said to her sister. Or maybe

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a train, suggested Piper. Or maybe, continued Penelope. A taxi

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to the airport, a quick ride in one of those

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golf cart thingies, a nine hour first class flight to

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a far away land, followed by a bus ride to

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a train station, a train ride to a beach town,

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and then finally, one last trip in a taxi taking

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us straight to our hotel. Piper looked at her sister

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like a few screws that had just come loose. Uh, Penelope,

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you totally forgot that our hotel is probably on an island,

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and therefore we'll either have to hang glide from the

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taxi to our hotel or parachute out of a helicopter.

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I can't believe you missed that. This is why mom, Andy,

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don't put you in charge of planning our trips. Their

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parents were now standing next to the car. Well, kids,

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you were right about the first class flight, but if

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you had let your father and I finished talking earlier,

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you would have heard that this trip is just for

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your father and I. The girls gasped. They looked terribly offended.

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It was like their parents had just called them a

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really mean, hurtful name, like poopyhead. What do you mean

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you're going on a trip without us? Well, whatever possessed

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you to do such a thing. Well, you know, this

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is just one of those relaxing trips. The girls looked

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even more appalled. A relaxing trip, questioned Penelope, What is

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that supposed to mean? You don't think you can relax

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when you've got a couple of excited daughters jumping up

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and down asking you what are we gonna do next?

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What are we going to do next? Their dad raised

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his eyebrows. Uh, actually, girls, that's exactly what it is.

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You expressed that better than I could have. I was

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just gonna make something up about how you go would

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be bored the entire time. But yeah, I like what

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you said better. As disappointed as they were about not

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getting the parachute out of a helicopter, at least the

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girls recognized they weren't quite ready to start taking boring vacations. Besides,

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didn't they often say that their parents looked like they

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could use her relaxing vacation, though certainly not because of them. Well, guys,

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just make sure you think of us when you're planning

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your next trip, said Piper. And make sure it's on

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one of those islands that's difficult to get to. A

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moment later, the girl's broke into an argument over who

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should be left in charge while their parents were away.

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Penelope insisted she was the more responsible child and thus

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the perfect candidate to be the boss of the house

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for a week. Piper was adamant Penelope couldn't even look

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after a doghouse, and that if left in charge, there

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might not even be a house left for their parents

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to come home to. Girls, you didn't think we would

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leave you home alone for the entire week, did you.

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I mean, if we did, we'd probably put doctor Gonzo

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and Cloudy in charge before either of you. But now

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we're not leaving you here alone by yourselves. My sister's

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coming to stay for the week. Well, this totally made

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up for not being included on their parents' trip. Piper

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and Penelope had the coolest aunt ever, the kind of

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aunt that lets you stay up late, eat cereal for supper,

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and have dance parties on the roof. Yeah, Aunt Jannis

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is coming. Aunt Jannis is coming. And then they found

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out it was their mom's other sister who was coming. Oh,

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Aunt Patty is coming. Aunt Patty is coming. Yay. Right

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then they heard a voice that startled some birds out

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of a nearby tree. Oh, where my girl's at. Hope

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you got nothing planned for the next twenty minutes, because

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I've got a whole lot of hugs and kisses coming

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your way. Penelope leaned over to Piper and whispered, looks

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like she laid the lipstick on extra thick just for

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this occasion. Doctor Gonzo and Cloud he wanted no part

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of this. They ran off to hide and never a

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turn for the rest of the week. Good to see

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you again, Aunt Patty, said their dad, trying not to

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get too close to all that lipstick. We'll be getting

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on our way shortly. But here, let me help you

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with your bags. Their mother put on a pair of sunglasses.

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Oh that's a very bright, cheerful outfit you've got on there, Patty.

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Very bright and cheerful, isn't it wonderful? I actually made

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it myself. I put it together using one hundred and

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fifty different swatches of the brightest color fabric I could

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find without sunglasses of their own. The girls had to

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stand there shielding their eyes and check this out, said

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Aunt Patty, bending down to give the girls a better

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glimpse of her hat. See all that fruit on top

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of my hat. Real fruit. She then popped off a

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grape and offered it to the girls. Fresh grapes, anyone,

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Mom said Penelope, while avoiding the grape. Are you sure

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you don't want to try a relaxing vacation at home?

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Even though it was only going to be a week,

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it felt like they were saying goodbye for a year.

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Mom and Dad had to pry the girls off their

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legs they could get into the car. It was like

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two koalas clinging to the branch of a tree. As

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their parents' car pulled away, Aunt Patty started singing, just

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the three of us, you here and I Oh, we

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are just gonna have so much fun. Penelope and Piper

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didn't think there was a very good chance of that happening. Girls,

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I'm gonna teach you a really fun game. Or perhaps

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they were wrong. It's just the sweetest little game. It's

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called peekaboo. Nope, not wrong, Aunt Patty. I think We're

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a little too old for peekaboo. That's kind of a

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baby game. Aunt Patty told them nonsense, and then proceeded

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to hide her face behind her hands. Peekaboo, she said

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as she revealed her face. The pikaboo game went on

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for much longer than it should have before Aunt Patty

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finally allowed them to watch TV. Supper that night had

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been interesting as well. Within minutes of finishing, Aunt Patty

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tried shipping them off to bed. Aunt Patty. It's not

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even close to our bedtime, protested Penelope, and Patty giggled.

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Ah ha ha ha, you girls are good. I had

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a feeling you try to pull something like this. Let

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me guess your real bedtime is midnight? Is that what

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you were gonna say? Nice? Try this. Old gal still

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remembers your bedtimes from the last time. The last time

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Aunt Patty did this was five years ago. Bedtimes change.

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As Piper and Penelope laid in their beds, full sun

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shining through their windows, the girls heard a knock at

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the door. Can Piper and Penelope come out to play?

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They heard a kid ask? At this hour? Answered Aunt Patty,

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The girls are already in bed. The kid at the door,

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was trying to decide if this woman was kidding around?

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What do you mean they're in bed? Are they sick?

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Young lady? It's bedtime. Shouldn't you be in bed too?

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Does your mother know where you are? The next thing, Piper,

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and and now I'll you heard was the sound of

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footsteps running away, running far, far away. Oh Man, muttered Piper.

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I don't think I've ever felt so embarrassed in my life.

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This had only been the first day. The girls still

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had the rest of the week to get through. At breakfast,

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Aunt Patty made a shocking apology. Girls, I fear I

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may have been treating you a little bit babyish yesterday,

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and I'd like to say sorry for that. You girls

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are growing up so fast. It feels like just yesterday

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I could pick you up and hold you in my arms.

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The girls hadn't expected this. Thanks for saying that, Aunt Patty.

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Yesterday was a little awkward, but we forgive you. Oh

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that's wonderful. Girls. After school, how about the three of

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us get up to something a little more fun. Bet

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you didn't know an old auntie like me knew anything

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about having fun, did you. The girls didn't dare say

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it but yes, that was true. They were completely unaware

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that an old auntie like her knew had half fun.

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While Piper was getting dressed for school, Aunt Patty barged

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into her room. Aunt Patty, how little privacy? Please? Sorry, Piper,

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but I just remembered I forgot to give him your gift.

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You're definitely gonna want to show it off at school today.

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Piper loved gifts, especially new clothes. Oh thanks, Aunt Patty,

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I'll try it on right now. And that's when Piper

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noticed what was written on the shirt, Aunt Patty's little

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schmooky books. Oh oh my, thank you, thank you so much.

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Below the words was a picture of Aunt Patty herself

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making a kissy face. Would you believe? I made it myself,

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just one of my many hidden talents. When Piper walked

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into the bathroom to show her sister Penelope accidentally sprayed

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toothpaste all over the place. Oh wow, what are you wearing, Piper.

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Penelope didn't yet know it, but she was about to

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get one too. Because you can't give one sister a

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gift without giving one to the other. A lot of

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thought went into how to position their arms so no

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one at school could read their shirts. But of course

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that only made things worse. Why are you holding your

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arms like that? Penelope asked a friend at lunch. It's

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like you're trying to hide that you peee your pants,

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except with your shirt. You didn't pee your shirt, did you?

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Before Penelope could explain, she heard a sound that made

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her entire body go rigid. Yet it couldn't have been

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her Aunt Patty's voice. She just heard not inside the school.

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You who? I think there's a girl here who forgot

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their lunch bag at home. Oopsie, poopsies. Good thing we

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have Aunt Patty to the rescue. And it wasn't just

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a simple hand off either. As Aunt Patty handed Penelope

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her lunch, she began pummeling the poor girl with kisses.

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And if that wasn't embarrassing enough, she then started dancing

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around the room to the soft music penelopees teacher had

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left on. The music was meant to keep the kids

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from getting too rowdy, not to have your Aunt Patty

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busting a move on the dance floor, and especially not

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to then have your Aunt Patty start making up words

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to a song that didn't even have words. Penelope was mortified.

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Piper was still hearing about it as they walked through

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their front door after school. Upon stepping inside, Penelope stopped talking.

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Their house looked completely different, and by different, I mean clean.

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It had been a while since their house looked thus clean. Wow,

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Aunt Patty, the place looks great, Piper exclaimed. Aunt Patty

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was standing behind an ironing board in the middle of

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the living room. Glad you girls like it. I'm just

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removing the wrinkles from the last load of laundry here

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and then I'll be all yours. Piper and Penelope's parents

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never had time to iron the laundry. Maybe if they

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were going to a wedding, but that was about it.

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Aunt Patty, is that a pair of my underwear you're ironing?

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You iron underwear? Can't send you to school wearing a

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wrinkly pair of underwear, answered their Aunt Patty. Because apparently

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it was okay to go to school with a shirt

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that said Aunt Patty's smooky boots, but it wasn't okay

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to go to school wearing a pair of wrinkly underwear

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that no one would actually see. And remember what I

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said this morning about having some proper fun together. I

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didn't forget. How would you girls, feel about staying up

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late playing video games while snacking on party mix. The

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girls looked at each other with delight. This day had

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just gotten ten times better. Mom and Dad never let

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them stay up late playing video games on a school night.

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Thank you, Aunt Patty. You're the coolest aunt ever. I know,

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I know, but don't you go begging your parents to

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stay on vacation for an extra week. Now. Aunt Patty

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had actually bought them a brand new video game, a

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game she had been told was about to become super popular.

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It's called Going Bananas. You start out by counting how

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many bananas you see on the screen before the big

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monkey comes out and takes them away. Then you get

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to figure out how many bananas the monkey took and

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how many bananas are left. If you get it right,

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you get to level up and get this The higher

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levels have even more bananas. Oh, a math video game, huh,

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said Piper. Penelope wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry. Well,

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whoever sold you that video game sure knows a lot

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about the types of video games kids like. At least

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the girls didn't have to stay up too late counting

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bananas because Aunt Patty fell asleep on the sofa. During

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the first level, she was snoring so loudly the girls

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had to exit the room. Even the big bag of

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party mix was a disappointment. Aunt Patty had emptied all

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the chips, cheeses, and pretzels and refilled the bag with

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carrots and celery. Piper, We've got to do something here.

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This week is going to take five weeks to get through.

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At this rate, it feels like the clock is moving

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in the opposite direction. But none of the parents of

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any of their friends were willing to host a five

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days sleepover party. Even one night, they were told was

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a little too much. What if we ask the teachers

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if we can sleep over at the school? Isn't that

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every teacher's dream to have a student who wants to

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stay after the bell? Penelope was reaching at this point, No,

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answered Piper, I don't even think the teachers want to

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stay past the bell. I once heard Miss Paperback squeal

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her car tires just to get ahead of the school buses.

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In a final act of desperation, the girls called their

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parents and begged them to come home a few days early. Oh,

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I really wish we could do that, girls, I really

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really do. Your father and I are just having the

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most boring vacation ever. As their mother was saying this,

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the girls could hear their dad cannonballing into a pool shouting,

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this is the best week ever. I know your Aunt

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Patty can be a lot, but with people like that,

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it sometimes helps if you can be a lot. So

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get back in there and be al, and you'll probably

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have a lot more fun that way. This got the

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girls thinking maybe it would help if they did make

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a change, and maybe it would help a lot if

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Aunt Patty changed too. They greeted their aunt in the

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morning with the exciting news that it was a special day,

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a day called opposite Day, a day where everyone could

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act the opposite of how they normally acted. The girls

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had a lot of fun with this. They basically just

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pretended to be Aunt Patty all day. They were loud,

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they were kooky, and most of all, they were a lot.

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But for Aunt Patty acting the opposite of how she

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normally did meant she was now acting mean. You better

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start doing your homework this instant, or the two of

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you will be grounded. Oh, Piper, did we forget to

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tell Aunt Patty that opposite stay ends in the middle

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of the day. Kind of like with April Fool's Day.

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It's over now, shucks. Things turned even worse when a

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group of their friends told them they had been invited

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to play at their house after school. Wait, you're coming

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to our house after school like today? Eh? No way,

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maybe next week, but not today. And that's when they

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were told it was Aunt Patty who had invited them over.

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Didn't you see your aunt walking around the school yard

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this morning? She was holding a photo of the two

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of you. She kept going around to everyone, asking them

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if they recognized either of you and whether or not

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they were your friends. She thought, the whole reason you

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two hadn't had any friends over this week was because

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you didn't want to make any extra trouble for her.

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But she said that was a bunch of hooey, because

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she didn't mind you girls having friends over one bit.

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The girls wondered if they had any chance of convincing

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their teachers to keep everyone at school until bedtime. Many

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of their friends did make it over that night, but

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none of them stayed very long. Most of them got

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scared off when Aunt Patty started asking if anyone needed

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their underwear ironed before playtime, and Patty even tried talking

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like she was one of them, and on three different

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occasions she mentioned the forbidden numbers? Which two numbers I'm

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talking about? But as the last of their friends were

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saying goodbye, they heard one friend say, I can't wait

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until I'm a grown up. It must be so nice

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to act however you want and not have to worry

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about what people think. If there was one thing they

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could say about their Aunt Patty, it's that she was

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always comfortable being herself no matter who was watching. They

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thought about how much fun they'd had the day before

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when they spent all that time acting like Aunt Patty.

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It may have felt silly, but maybe their aunt was

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onto something. And what if you didn't have to wait

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until you were a grown up before unleashing your inner

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Aunt Patty. For the rest of the week, I'm just

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gonna let it all out, announced Penelope. It's like Mom said,

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this week will be a lot more fun if we

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try to match Aunt Patty's vibes. No reason for us

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to be a stick in the mud. Piper was thinking

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the same thing. You know, what's this. I think I

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might make my own clothes to wear to school tomorrow.

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No fabric needed, just some give rap and tape the

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Aunt Patty way. In the morning, Penelope loaded up on

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lipstick and gave Aunt Patty a dozen kisses on the cheek.

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Then after school they opened the door with a you

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who underwear police? Hope no one is walking around with

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wrinkle anddies. But when their Aunt Patty came downstairs, they

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saw she was carrying a suit case. Aunt Patty, what

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are you doing? We still have another day and a

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half before our parents get back. Yeah, I'm really sorry

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about this, girls, but I'm gonna have to be leaving

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a little early. I just remembered I'm supposed to be

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hosting my book club tomorrow. But good news. I called

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your Aunt Jannis and she's gonna come stay with you

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till your parents get back. Hopefully it won't be too

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bored with her around. Spending time with Aunt Jana's was

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never boring. She was a very cool aunt. But this

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didn't feel right. Had their Aunt Patty figured out about

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the phone call to their parents, Come on, Aunt Patty,

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you've got to finish the week with us. We were

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about to make you a shirt that said Penelope and

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Piper's number one underwear ironer. Why not just have your

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book club come here. It will be great, and Patty

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was getting fidgety. Ah, have the book club come here

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while you two are home. It seemed like a good

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idea to the girls. Yeah, you won't even notice us,

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and Patty still wasn't convinced. But we might notice you girls.

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And well, it's just that you girls have been acting

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a little bit strangely lately. The girls both turned to

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each other at the same time, knowing exactly what this meant. Oh,

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my goodness, sister, do you know what this means? Aunt

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Patty is embarrassed to be seen with us. We just

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out Aunt pattied Aunt Patty. The end that that's the story.

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And here is your question of the week. What is

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your favorite memory of one of your relatives and true story.

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I actually have a relative who irons their underwear. You

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can't make that stuff up anyway. Thanks to Piper and

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Penelope and shout out to Luca and Scott from East Haven, Connecticut,

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Player from New York, Jack and Poppy from Sacramento, Olivia,

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and Max from Calgary, Sterling, Joseph and Madeline from Rochester,

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New York, Quia and Bihan from Mumbai, India. Noel Jonathan, Danielle,

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Henry and new baby Gideon from Denver, Pennsylvania. Jacob, Jonah

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and Charbelle from Sydney, Australia, William from Warman, and Aiden

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Washington from Austin, Texas. Thanks so much for listening and

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I'll catch you on the next one,