I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

an important video meeting that had already been postponed once. Her laptop was open, her notes were organized, and she had tested her headset fifteen minutes earlier.

Then she checked the thermostat app on her phone.

The upstairs zone had been manually disabled.

Again.

Claire walked into the hallway and found her mother-in-law, Linda, standing beside continue reading …