Reading funny books on the sly

I have to follow up on the funny books and the time I had scarlet fever. I was still confined to the bedroom, but I was sure I wasn't contagious anymore. We had Thanksgiving dinner at our house. My aunt Sophia (Dad's sister) and her family and cousin Irma (Dad's cousin) and her family were all there. The grown-ups all ate first; kids ate last. (My husband changed that at our house; kids ate first there.)

Anyway, my cousin Ora Mae slipped away to the front porch. Then I opened the window and passed the funny books out to her. It was fun, for I hadn't seen anyone other than my mother and the doctor for so long! If those grown-ups had known what we were up to, I don't know what they would have done to us! Anyway, Ora Mae didn't get scarlet fever, and it was fun having her read my first funny books. Weren't we sneaky?