Sadie learned how to make pasta while Ruth supervised, and we started leaving notes on the refrigerator about who needed the car and when.

One evening I found Sadie working at the table with a calculator.

She was making a budget for a summer astronomy camp.

“It’s expensive,” she said apologetically.

“I can stay home.”

“Let’s see the numbers before deciding.”

She looked up at me.

“You aren’t going to say we’re not spending money on a silly hobby?”