I Hired A Cleaner While My Family Was Away. An Hour Later, She Called Whispering:

used to have of a woman who looked just like the picture she carried.

We discovered we had the same silly sense of humor, the same allergy to cats, the same inexplicable love for terrible reality television. We were filling in the missing pieces of each other’s lives.

The kids adored their new aunt. She became a permanent, wonderful fixture in our home.continue reading …