Megan was at the door a second later, and I could only laugh at the revelation that he must have screamed that practically at her face. "Well hi there! Robby, go finish your homework and let Mr. Canon and I talk, all right?"

"OK! Bye, Mr. Canon!"

"Study hard, stay smart Robby," I said, twisting his new hat around. He laughed as he galloped off, leaving it backwards.

"Hi there, neighbor," she said, smiling her warm smile. It was a good reminder of why I'd always liked her. Those laugh lines came naturally, and deepened every year. She had over ten years on me, but one would hardly know it....