"Mom and dad realized they liked Florida just as much as I did, and they decided to stay here and make this our home...for good. After all the bad publicity, the pancake company couldn't back off the promises made that day by Mother Paula. They ended up donating the land as a wildlife preserve. The owls are still there, and you could see them if they're real quiet. Beatrice and I became best of friends and I never missed a soccer game, attendance was mandatory. Then there's Dana Matherson, who finally met someone who was bigger and meaner than he was. Officer Delinko was promoted to his dream job as a detective and got his first unmarked patrol car. Two days later, he accidentally backed it off a fishing pier. While serving his ninety days of community service Chuck Muckle was hit in the head by a falling coconut. The judge gave him another thirty days for lying down on the job. Curly Brannit quit his job at Mother Paula's, today, he brags that his life has gone to the dogs. Last, but not least, is Mullet Fingers. Well, whenever he wants to get together, he has his own secret way of letting me know. And Florida had its own way of keeping us real busy."