Practical Women
"There she is." Dad smiled and opened his arms, offering himself to me as soon as I'd stepped out of the car. I gave him a big hug and he kissed me on the forehead. "Christine..." he murmured, " ... we missed you." "Oh, I was so worried. They said there was a lot of snow in the passes." Mom was right there too and worrying was her job. "You should have taken an airplane." "Hi, Mom." I hugged her tight and kissed her cheek. "It was okay. I got through alright." "Welcome home,...