"He picks his nose."

"Alex Kushman?"

"She spits Kool-Aid." He cracks himself up.

I sigh, looking out acrossuggs for cheap the crowded courtyard. Somewhere in this chaos is another pair who shares our plan. I get a flash of us- airport-reception style-me in a chauffeur's cap, Grayer on my shoulders, holding a big sign that says "ALEX."

"Hi, I'm Murnel." An older, uniformedcheap uggswoman appears before us. "This is Alex. Sorry, we had a bit of trouble tearing ourselves away from the blue goop." I notice some of it still clinging to her nylon jacket. "Alex, say hello to Grayer," she says in a thick Westuggs outletIndian accent.

After proper introductions we push our charges over to Fifth Avenue. Like little old men in wheelchairs, they relax back in their seats, look about andugg boots outletoccasionally converse. "My Power Ranger has a subatomic machine gun and can cut your Power Ranger's head off."

Murnel and I are comparatively quiet. Despite the fact Nike High Heelsthat we share the same job title, in her eyes I probably have more in common with Grayer, as there are at least fifteen years and a long subway ride from the Bronx between us.

"How long you been taking care of Nike High Heelshim?" She nods down in the direction of Grayer's stroller.

"A month. How about you?"

"Oh, nearly three years now. My daughter looks after Alex's cousin, Benson, up on Seventy-second. You know Benson?" she inquires.

"I don't think so. Is he is in their class?"

"Benson's a girl." We bothNike High Heelslaugh. "And she goes to school across the park. How old are you?"

"Just turned twenty-one in August." I smile.

"Ooh, you're my son's age. I should introduce Nike High Heelsyou. He's real smart, just opened his own diner out by LaGuardia. You got a boyfriend?"

"Nope, haven't met one lately ugg boots clearancewho isn't more trouble than he's worth," I say. She nods in agreement. "That must not be an easy thing to do-open a restaurant, I mean."

"Well, he's a real hard worker. Gets it from his mother," she says proudly, bending over to pick up the drained juice box Alex has tossed into the street. "My grandson's hard uggs clearance working, too, and he's only seven. He's doing real well in his classes."

"That's great."

"My neighbor always says he's so good ugg boots clearance about doing his homework-she stays with him in the afternoons till my daughter can get home from Benson, round nine, usually."

"Nanny! I want more juice!"

"Please," I say, reaching uggs outlet into the stroller bag.

"Please," Grayer mumbles as I pass him a second juice box.

"Thank you," I correct him and Murnel and I exchange smiles.

I'm the last of our crew to walk ugg boots clearance through Alex's front door. There is very little in this neighborhood that I haven't seen, but I'm completely unprepared for the large strip of duct tape running down the middle of the front hall.

According to New York State law, if one spouse moves out the other can claim abandonment and will most likely get the apartment. Some of these places go for UGG Boots Overstockfifteen to twenty million, forcing years of bitter cohabitation while each spouse tries to wear down the other by, for example, bringing in their half-naked exercise instructor/lover to live.

"Okay, now you boys can play anywhere on that side," she says, gesturing to the left side of the apartment.

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