Chapter 14
The Day after Thanksgiving, November 1967
Eron focused on scrambling the eggs in the cast iron skillet. Although he had taken the day off work, he still woke up at the same time. Helen had the weekend off, so he decided to make breakfast. Mary Ellen had mentioned stopping by on her way to Elsie’s for a day of shopping.
Breakfast was Eron’s favorite meal of the day. Growing up, when his parents were away for dinner, Helen would arrange for the cook to make them breakfast for supper. Eron smiled into the eggs. He needed to ask her to do that again sometime.
Bacon sizzled in another skillet and pancakes warmed in the oven. The challenging thing about breakfast was balancing everything so it all got done at the same time, but he loved the test. If Mary Ellen hadn’t arrived by th
