"Emily efficiently prepared three dishes and a soup. She had Sam sit next to her, and their two little treasures willingly let Sam's younger brother sit closest to mommy. They were unusually well-behaved today, without fighting for attention.

Emily intentionally made the dishes milder today. Ben and Isabella were used to spicy food, but with Sam's younger brother present, Ben and Isabella knew he had just recovered from an illness and needed a milder diet, so they didn't have ...