Not anymore.
My phone buzzed on the counter. It was face-up. It always is now.
It was a text from Tom.
Your dad says the birdhouse needs a second coat. Saturday?
I smiled. I picked up the phone and wrote back.
Saturday. I’ll bring lasagna.
My grandmother’s recipe?
Is there any other kind?
I put the phone down on the counter. Face-up. And I went to go find my children.