Eloise pushes the cart slowly through the aisle.
“Okay, so, silver and gold?” Anna asks as they enter the third Christmas store in a row.
Since Eloise decided to stay at the house for a second time, she thought it was about time to decorate.
Anna and April usually do a Christmas tree, but that’s about it. Not this year. If she was staying, they are decorating just like Mary and she did back in New York.
“And red,” Eloise added as Anna held up a package of sparkly snowflakes. “Now, those are perfect. How many in a package?”
“Umm, twelve—oh, look, gold ones too.”
“Perfect. Grab three of each.”
Anna laughs and drops them into the cart.
“So, do you know how Laila and Edson are doing?”
Anna holds up a thick red ribbon, making Eloise nods while selecting boxes of ornaments and a red ve
