Chapter 77 Make Yourself At Home

• After Theodore’s morning run, he took care of a few errands, spoke with his mom, who extracted another promise from him that he would be there by early afternoon for their family Thanksgiving meal.
• QJ had slept over - again - and then he came on the line and kept him entertained for a few with his almost-two-year-old version of conversation. Finally, his mom reminded him to pick up a few loaves of bread from one of the bakeries downtown which she loved.
• Every half hour or so, he checked the time, waiting until the three-hour difference between the time zones didn't make it too early to call Nadia. He returned to his apartment with the loaves of bread under one arm, and a small, trussed-up pine tree in her other hand. The snowfall had continued sporadically throughout the morning, lending an ivory brightness to the day.