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Child of the 7th Age · 01-10-2003, 11:54 AM

Cami sat back and grinned. The meeting was going just as she'd expected. Several weeks ago, Bilbo had mentioned the party to her, and how she and Sam would be needed to scurry about Hobbiton and complete the local preparations.

She ticked the list off in her head: invitations to be written and delivered, fruits and mushrooms secured from the market, Bag-end cleaned and decorated, cakes and stews and pies prepared, and who knows what else. Plus, her regular chores at home on the farm. It made Cami's head dizzy to think of all that. Bilbo had even promised for the next few weeks that she and Sam could take a holiday from learning their letters and numbers so that all the preparations would get done.

Not that Cami needed or wanted such a holiday. She could run rings around Sam in that department. Her parents complained profusely that there was barely five minutes in the day when she did not have her nose stuck in a book. They threw up their hands in consternation and shook their heads appalled. Most unusual for a healthy hobbit girl to behave in such a manner!

Still, Cami didn't care. Let her parents complain, and let the other children tease her about how she'd rather study ancient lore than tend to flowers in the garden or prissy herself up for the benefit of some boy.

She adored Bilbo. He had taken her under his wing to make sure she got an education, even sharing with her some of the stories of Elves and Valar that hardly anyone in the Shire knew. So if her teacher suggested she stand on her head for half a day, Cami would certainly oblige!

She would try as hard as she could to make the party a success and complete whatever tasks were assigned to her. Maybe next year, when she was thirteen, Bilbo would let her go out with the folk on the road to gather party supplies, since that did seem very exciting.

She'd just have to wait. As long as Sam was by her side so they could fight and make up, she'd make it through. Cami had heard that Elanor and several of the younger hobbits were also going to be drafted to help with the preparations. That thought was less appealing.

Elanor seemed like a real know-it-all, and would probably try to ruin everything. And the eight and nine year olds! That was even worse. They never stopped whining and fussing! But at least if Sam was there, he'd use his common sense to make things come out right. And, in the end, Bilbo would turn and give Cami a wink to let her know he was very proud of her.

[ January 10, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ]

01-10-2003, 11:54 AM	#8
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Cami sat back and grinned. The meeting was going just as she'd expected. Several weeks ago, Bilbo had mentioned the party to her, and how she and Sam would be needed to scurry about Hobbiton and complete the local preparations. She ticked the list off in her head: invitations to be written and delivered, fruits and mushrooms secured from the market, Bag-end cleaned and decorated, cakes and stews and pies prepared, and who knows what else. Plus, her regular chores at home on the farm. It made Cami's head dizzy to think of all that. Bilbo had even promised for the next few weeks that she and Sam could take a holiday from learning their letters and numbers so that all the preparations would get done. Not that Cami needed or wanted such a holiday. She could run rings around Sam in that department. Her parents complained profusely that there was barely five minutes in the day when she did not have her nose stuck in a book. They threw up their hands in consternation and shook their heads appalled. Most unusual for a healthy hobbit girl to behave in such a manner! Still, Cami didn't care. Let her parents complain, and let the other children tease her about how she'd rather study ancient lore than tend to flowers in the garden or prissy herself up for the benefit of some boy. She adored Bilbo. He had taken her under his wing to make sure she got an education, even sharing with her some of the stories of Elves and Valar that hardly anyone in the Shire knew. So if her teacher suggested she stand on her head for half a day, Cami would certainly oblige! She would try as hard as she could to make the party a success and complete whatever tasks were assigned to her. Maybe next year, when she was thirteen, Bilbo would let her go out with the folk on the road to gather party supplies, since that did seem very exciting. She'd just have to wait. As long as Sam was by her side so they could fight and make up, she'd make it through. Cami had heard that Elanor and several of the younger hobbits were also going to be drafted to help with the preparations. That thought was less appealing. Elanor seemed like a real know-it-all, and would probably try to ruin everything. And the eight and nine year olds! That was even worse. They never stopped whining and fussing! But at least if Sam was there, he'd use his common sense to make things come out right. And, in the end, Bilbo would turn and give Cami a wink to let her know he was very proud of her. [ January 10, 2003: Message edited by: Child of the 7th Age ] __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.