dad suggested . no , i wo n't . '' i doubt it , '' mike said , then sighed heavily , rubbing his face with both hands . '' i do n't know . i guess we just need to give her more time . '' '' i do n't know . i think we 're past that point ,
mike

jade pulled a face but trudged in the direction of the kitchen . pumpkin ? it was a big turnaround from where stephen and jade had been a mere thirty minutes ago and megan was reminded again of the fact that a three-year-old 's worldview could do a one-eighty in a minute . she watched jade leave , then looked back at
stephen

julia helps with the dishes while charles takes the kids out back for some hide-and-seek . through the window box filled with mother 's herbs , i can see my grown daughter hiding on the little hill behind the pine tree i gave mom when i was ten . it was for the table top at christmas and now stands over 50 feet tall . sometimes i look at my girls like i do that
tree