Chapter 61 Hot Night

• “Love you, Mom. Love you, Dad.”
• “Love you, sweet pea. Where’s your water?” Mom asks. She’s forty-five and barely looks it. Good genes, eating semi-healthy, and drinking lots of water is what she says keeps her youthful. She doesn’t push much on any given thing, except sunscreen and water.
• “By the front door, and yes, I’m wearing sunscreen.” Did I mention Mom and I are both big on reuse, reduce, recycle? Apparently, my grandma on my mom’s side was a big-time maximalist. She was so bad Mom developed what she calls anxiety over-clutter.