Sarah Jane (Countdown to Christmas Book 1) by Osbourne Kirsten

Author:Osbourne, Kirsten [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Trifecta Books
Published: 2015-12-14T05:00:00+00:00

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A few hours later, they were back at the Sanders' house for supper. There just wasn't enough food in the parsonage for Sarah Jane to make a nutritious meal. She would start cooking for her family in the morning. Of course, she'd have to borrow some eggs from Edna Petunia to make it possible.

When they got to the house where Sarah Jane had lived for the past three years, Edna Petunia shooed Sarah Jane from the kitchen. "You've been traveling all day. You don't need to help with supper. I've got Katie helping."

"Katie's no help in the kitchen. Food burns if she looks at it!" Sarah Jane protested.

"True as that may be, she's singing to me while I work, and it's keeping my ears happy."

Sarah Jane shook her head, laughing. "All right. We'll go to the informal parlor. I want to have Penny help me make a few dresses for Chrissy before Christmas. Do you know if she has time?"

"For her new niece? I promise you, she has time. All the girls are excited about Chrissy joining the family."

"And you?"

Edna Petunia laughed. "I'd give up my cough syrup habit for another six just like her."

"That's saying a lot!"

"It really is. Now, go! Enjoy your time with the other girls. You won't be seeing them so often any longer."

Sarah Jane was in luck. Penny was in the informal parlor with her feet up, embroidering a pillow. "I need your help."

Penny sat up straighter. "What do you want?" She looked at Sarah Jane skeptically.

"I need to make Chrissy a few new dresses before Christmas. And a nightgown. Her clothes are in terrible shape."

"Like ours were when we first moved here?" Penny asked with a smile.

"Worse! She didn't have you patching her clothes and keeping them looking fashionable." Sarah Jane sat beside Penny on the couch. "Could you help me?"

"Absolutely. Does she have any old dresses we can use as a pattern for size?"

Sarah Jane shook her head. "I'm afraid not. None of her dresses fit her properly. There aren't any long enough. Most are too tight in the torso. We really need to measure her to be certain to make them to fit her rather than relying on old dresses for size."

"I'll run upstairs and get my tape measure. If I cut the dresses out, and pin them together where they need to be sewn, can you sew them while I'm at work?"

Sarah Jane nodded. "Make sure you make it very clear where, though. Being me, I'll sew the wrong sides together, and you'll just have to take it all apart."

"You're going to owe me two dozen cookies when I'm done with this one!"

"I can do that in my sleep." Sarah Jane smiled, glad Penny was turning it into a trade. She wouldn't feel guilty about it then.

Penny rushed out of the room, and Sarah Jane went in search of Micah and Chrissy. She was sure the little girl had stayed with her new daddy once they arrived, because she certainly wasn't with her.

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