“I see that.”

“Enough for dinner and tomorrow.”

I set the receipt beside the bags while we unpacked them.

Later, I would put it with the household receipts.

It did not need to become a symbol merely because another receipt had started an argument.

It was a record of chicken, potatoes, and a few other things we would use.

Noah counted the forks when I laid them on the table.

“One, two, three, four.”