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Lynnie set the dining room table
with her best china, although some of
the pieces were chipped from many
years of service. The lace cloth had
graced many family dinners, and she
placed dishes to cover the holes.
Gravy, wine, and sauce stains also told
their own stories.
A car drove into the yard, doors
slammed, and voices approached;
eager voices. Lynnie trembled
slightly, and went over to the
comfortable old leather couch where
Josh was napping, to shake him
awake.
"Josh, wake up! The children are
here!" She sat a moment on the edge
of the couch as he stirred awake,
musing how often she'd sat there with
one or other of the boys, healing
boyish hurts, shelling peas ... she
took off her apron, smoothed her
graying brown hair with a nervous
hand, and got up to open the door, a
welcoming smile on her pleasant face.
"Hi Mom, Happy Mother's Day!"
Paul laughingly held her up for a kiss,
the put her down gently. Steve, a bit
shorter and stocky (like herself) gave
her a hearty hug, nuzzling her neck
with a little growling noises, just as he
used to, years ago.
"Happy Mother's Day, my favour-
ite Mom!"
"It is, now!" she laughed, standing
back to look at them.
Barbara surprised her with a hug
and a kiss, "Hello at last, fave Mom -
in -law!" She handed Lynnie a huge
bouquet of yellow roses. "Happy
Mother's Day!"
Sabrina hung back, watching from
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