”Claudia and Dan feared they ruined their friendship. Erin looked from one to the other in silence. Tears pooled in her eyes and overflowed down her...cheeks. She finally broke down and cried heavily into her cupped hands.“Oh honey, I’m sorry that we hurt you. We had no intentions, if you thought we were making fun of you, please forgive us?” Claudia looked to Dan, her eyes also watering.Erin quickly enveloped Claudia, crying into her shoulder. Claudia rubbed her back in comfort. Erin broke her. The truck carrying the material we needed for the next four days work had slid off I-80 and had overturned. It would be three days before they could get another truck, transfer the load and get it to the job site so I could go home if I wanted as long as I made sure that I was back in three days.I had gotten on the phone and started calling airlines to see if I could get a seat this close to the holiday. I got a "sorry" from all but one. They told me that they were booked solid, but had been. A year's worth of trying to be better and then again back to his old behavior. He thought he was on cruise control and now a bad situation and he was back to his old behavior. His mother was so disappointed. He was grounded for two weeks. Two weeks he could have spent with Ann. He apologized to her his first day back to school.Teaching was hard; much harder than anyone who hasn't done it can believe. Paul had taught undergrads and graduate students on his way up the ladder. He hadn't been very. ..." Evelyn was surprised to see how much weight he had gained. He had always been a little undersized, but now looked..... Good. She knew he had been spending time at the gym, she just didn't know how much. It made her feel funny to look at her son-in-law that way, so she pushed it out of her mind.Evelyn's daughter finished packing and left a short time later. So she made dinner while Paul sequestered himself in his study, and Brady played with his toys. Paul came out to eat dinner wearing an.