07 Bucket-List Buddies

Bucket-List Buddies On Friday after school, Judy was just about to cross off Learn a musical instrument from her list in pen when Stink said, "Stop! You can't actually cross that one off." "Why not?" "Because no way is the kitchen table an instrument." ROAR! Was Stink right? It was true-not-false that she had not/hadn't played an actual drum. But if she couldn't cross this one off, her kick-the-bucket list was a big fat flop so far. "I'm calling Grandma Lou," she told him.

Judy told Grandma Lou all about her list. Even though she had gotten triple stickers on her homework, learning to cartwheel was a bust, she was nowhere near going to Antarctica, and she hadn't actually played a drum. Grandma Lou reminded Judy that a bucket list takes time. "I'm helping to raise money for books at the library. They lost a lot of kids' books when the library flooded during the hurricane. I've been working on it for a long time, but we haven't reached our goal yet. So don't give up, Jelly Bean. I bet you'll be playing a real drum in no time."

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"Don't give up. Got it," said Judy. "The thing about a bucket list is... getting there is half the fun. It's not just about crossing things off the list." "Have fun. Got it," said Judy. "Tell you what," said Grandma Lou. "There's a dude ranch not far from where I live. Why don't I pick you up Saturday and take you there for a horseback ride?" "Saturday? As in the day after today? As in tomorrow?" "As in tomorrow." Judy put down the phone and tried to cartwheel through the house. Wheee... oops! Plop. Rats! It was more like an uncartwheel.

Judy told Mom and Dad about the dude ranch. Bad move. Stink wanted to go, too. Judy tried to protest. "But it's for my kick-thebucket list." "So?" said Stink. "Who wouldn't want to go to a dude ranch and dress up in cowboy boots and a ten-gallon hat and... Grandma Lou's my grandma, too." It was no use. Stink called Grandma Lou and before you could say horse feathers, Stink was

going, too. Once they got upstairs, Judy said, "Listen, Stinkerbell, since you're coming to Grandma Lou's, you have to call me Queen Judy all weekend." "Not!" said Stink. "Then I bet you five dollars toward my Antarctica trip that I can get you to call me Queen Judy three times before the weekend is up. Starting right now." "No way am I ever calling you Queen Judy!" "That's one," said Judy, grinning. "You already owe me one dollar and sixty-six cents." Saturday at last! Dude Ranch Day. Ride-a-Horse and Kick-the-Bucket-List Day. All morning, Stink galloped around on a