Chapter 1000

After Pattie started school, the house felt noticeably quieter.

Katelyn, ever the doting grandma, was up at the crack of dawn and off to

Southridge Estates to see her grandkids. She came loaded with bags-new toys, special treats, the works.

But Katelyn hadn't forgotten last time, when Pattie had put her way down on her "favorite people" list. Salma, the other grandma, had beaten her by a mile. This visit, Katelyn decided to make up lost ground with Emmie and Nancy.

She waved a shiny new toy in front of Nancy. "Hey, sweetheart, do you want a new toy?"

"I do!" Nancy's eyes sparkled. She could never resist something new.

Katelyn grinned. "Then tell Grandma-who do you like most?"

"Mommy... and Daddy." Nancy answered, sweet as ever, and just as diplomatic. She always picked both when someone asked her to choose between her parents.

Katelyn knew she couldn't win against Mom and Dad, but at least she wasn't being left out entirely. Still, she tried again. "How about this-who do you like more, Grandma or Nana?"

A tricky question for a little kid, but Nancy didn't even blink.

"Nana," she said, cheerfully.

smile faltered

give herself an advantage by listing "Grandma" first, but Nancy

light, Katelyn pressed on, "Be honest, honey. If you tell Grandma, you'll get the toy. Do you like Grandma or Nana

clapped her hands, her tiny voice full

just figured she'd get the toy for answering the question. If she'd

not ready to give up, Katelyn turned to Emmie, who was stacking blocks in the corner. "Emmie, sweetheart, do

taste from Pattie one day. Since it was summer, she often begged her dad Herman for a scoop, and sometimes he'd give

caught them with any, she'd scold them for eating junk. In her mind, ice cream was just bad-unhealthy and way

was a

fruit was a production. Katelyn insisted on washing everything in salt water, which made it

The kids hated it.

snacks and playtime too so of course, Emmie

weren't exactly

Herman and Anastasia, "Don't

her face lit up. "I

treat, but Nana still

Katelyn was just done.

three grandkids put Nana ahead of her.

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