Everybody’s “busy” schedule was that they’ve planned a whole day of activites Heart will love! Kat took her to get her hair done, Charlotte is providing a make-up session, etc.
It CAN work, though. I’m also an only child, and played board games by myself a lot. Not something like checkers, but ones with dice or spinners to determine the move. Sometimes I won, sometimes my panda won, sometimes my Ginny doll won.
More like 1896, when standardized measurements were popularized by Fannie Farmer in her “Boston Cooking-School Cookbook”, which was originally sold with cups and spoons.
When I was a kid, my dad bought me a book called “Where did you go? Out. What did you do? Nothing.” It was great! How to play multiple games with marbles, stickball, mumbley-peg (yes, games with knives!). Lots I could do on my own, or with other kids.
I see a change in pronouns, but not in adjectives. Am I missing something?