As soon as I came into the kitchen for breakfast, I could tell it was another ‘free day’.

The smell coming through the kitchen alone was enough to give it away. If Valerie was here, the girls wouldn’t be cooking bacon, waffles, french toast, and sausage. I went over to a pan and started cracking eggs to fry them up. I waited for a lull in the conversation before I asked the burning question in my mind.

“Does anyone know ...