The men will be in shortly. The girls have set the table and the smell of apple and cinnamon fills the room. It feels warm and cheery and the kerosene lights are lit. The man comes in carrying the milk. He sits down in a rocker for a few minutes until she calls him to supper.
Supper is a special time with all the children spilling over with their day's activities.
During dinner the family plans the routine of the next few days. The boys must tell the teacher tomorrow that they must stay home until the corn is planted, unless it rains. The oldest girls must tell the teacher that she will have to stay home Monday to help wash clothes. The teacher will have only the youngest students for several days. Supper over, she and the older girls do up the dishes, strain the milk, and put it in the well.