Maggie stepped into the living room and was immediately intercepted by an older woman who led her to an open spot on the well-worn, paisley couch. Next to her sat Sam's grandpa, an older, tireder version of Sam, but when he turned and grinned at her as she sat down, she saw a recognizable twinkle in his eye that made her ease back comfortably against the couch cushions. The grandpa had a dusty old photo album on his lap, flipped open to pages that contained family portraits from years and years ago.
	As he slowly paged through the album, pointing out details to family members gathered around him, his voice and hands became more and more animated. Sam's grandpa loved to tell stories. Sam's grandpa chuckled. "Do you remember that time that Sam was the turkey in the school Thanksgiving play?" he asked. More...