My son-in-law called and announced that his parents were moving into the mountain house I had spent nineteen years paying for. When I reminded him it was my home, he laughed and said, “If you don’t like it, move back.” I didn’t argue. I filled out one county form, prepared the guest rooms, baked a casserole, and left four documents beneath my father’s folding ruler. When the moving truck reached my driveway, Grant finally discovered why leaving my own house was the fastest way to lose it.
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