“Honey, I’ve been so excited to come watch this. You have no idea.” As she took a seat, her eyes soaked in all the chaos in the building. “Really?” I asked. She patted my arm. “Are you kidding? I had a million kids in different activities, and I’ve just been waiting for my granddaughters to be old enough to start attending all over again.” She gave my mom a friendly smile. “Not that Sage is my granddaughter. I promise I won’t overstep, but she sort of feels like a nice bonus, with the two of them just next door.”
