Question:
I halved my earlier recipe to make muffins for Eric . He 's coming up today and I wanted to have something sugary and tasty waiting here for him in addition to his usual request of a pot of white rice . The recipe halves nicely , but I only had a quarter cup of strawberries once I 'd hulled and diced them all .

Why did they make muffins for Eric ?
Answer:
They wanted to surprise Eric .

Question:
Around 5 when my ride arrived to take me home , I had to make a mad dash for the car . A trip that normally takes 8 minutes took one hour ! Many Albany city streets were flooded and traffic was a mess ( much worse than Manhattan ! )

What was the weather like that day ?
Answer:
It was raining heavily

Question:
The school district hired her and technically classified her as an " aid . " Though there were a number of other students who could have benefited from learning braille , they did n't get the instruction because they had a little remaining vision . ( One boy had been told he would be totally blind as an adult , but they still did not provide him braille instruction , and his parents did n't know enough to push for it . ) The school board wanted to start teaching me braille when I was in the sixth grade , but my mom threw a fit .

Why did the school district hire the female subject ?
Answer:
To teach braille .

Question:
Mark had been surprised to run into Meredith and hearing the mess she was dealing with in Seattle offered a job on his staff . Though in his mind they began flirting a little and it had felt nice after all the stress he had been feeling . It was a welcome change . He dressed in jeans and a t - shirt and let Jesse and Cassie know he was going out , and might be home late . He grabbed his keys and headed to the airport checking the time and smiled .

Why did Mark offer Meredith a job ?
Answer:
Out of concern .