"I know girls can do anythin' boys can do. I just thought that sometimes they might not wanna." He wrinkled his nose.

Adam laughed. "Poor Brian's foot. I do 'member that. You hit him harder with the 'machete' than he thought he oughtta be hit but you said it hadda hurt or it wouldn't really be like losin' a foot. And you're right. We tipped over in that sled race and Wensley ended up face first in a big ol' pile of snow. That was a good winter. They were all good winters. Comin' up on another pretty soon. We should do our campin' before it gets too cold. Then when it snows we can have a snowperson buildin' competition or somethin'."

Tilting his head a little so that she could get the itchy spot, he sighed. "Not me," said Adam. "And thank goodness. Things are weird enough already."