My Son Left Me Behind on Thanksgiving and Flew His Family to Hawaii—So Friday Morning, I Called Movers and Took Back Everything I Had Paid For

Still, I knew the house would look very different when they returned.

And I knew that once the moving truck arrived, my son would understand something he’d never had to consider.

His mother could say no.

PART 4 — THE APARTMENT WITH FOUR CHAIRS

I had been to Santa Fe several times.

Arthur and I visited during our retirement years.

He loved the mountains.

I loved the old neighborhoods, galleries, and the slower rhythm of the city.