CNU-My daughter-in-law said Christmas would be easier if I stayed away, and my son did not even raise his eyes to defend me. So I stayed home, alone, exactly as requested. …

the sofa, asked impossible questions about elk, built pillow forts in the upstairs guest rooms, and wanted the same stories every night: the one about Vincent hooking his own jacket instead of a fish, the one about Ellen driving through a blizzard because no one else knew how to put chains on. Linda rolled her eyes at what she called my greatest hits,continue reading …