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Thanks to Sammy for the wonderful feedback and Ilna for the edits and input!

All About Us Part Two

Kaitlyn looked up from her book as Cody entered the room offering the phone. "It's Aunt Elizabeth," he said with a smile.

"Thanks," she replied, placing the open book face down next to Midnight while reaching for the phone. Before she began speaking, Cody gestured to the living room. "Check your email, I did my quiz and there's an extra one in there, too."

Nodding happily, the preteen sat back down, ran a hand over her cat's soft black fur and said, "Hi, Aunt Elizabeth!"

Not long after, Jenna was joined in the kitchen by her grinning daughter.

"Guess what, Mom?"

Jenna closed the refrigerator and passed her a large salad to be put out for dinner. "What, honey?"

"Nonna's going to meet us at Aunt Elizabeth's on Wednesday and we're gonna bake!" She did a little twirl. "Practicing for Christmas Eve, Nonna said. So I have to bring my apron. I put it in my backpack already."

"That sounds wonderful." Jenna paused to drop a kiss on her daughter's head. "And delicious. I'll call Aunt Elizabeth and see if we can send some ingredients over."

"I asked her, and she said no thanks. That Uncle Danny already got everything Nonna needs."

Jenna smiled at Kaitlyn's asking to contribute. "Well then, maybe we'll have to invite Nonna here for lunch and we can make her one of your vegetarian recipes."

"Oh, maybe I can make the Beyond Meat sausage and peppers. Everybody likes that."

Her mom placed a large bowl of spaghetti with gravy on the table and a separate bowl containing meatballs for everyone but her smiling youngest daughter. "That's a perfect idea. Now, do me a favor? Please go outside and call your brothers."

Kaitlyn turned, grinned, and turned back. "After dinner I can show you more quizzes. Cody did his and he said there's a surprise one."

Jenna filled glasses of milk with a soft smile. Her shy girl was growing by leaps and bounds. As the tween reached for the back door to call Cody who was tossing a frisbee with Dylan and Jacob, the front door closed signalling Casey was home from practice.

When the family was seated and Kaitlyn looked around, she told the others, "I got most of our quizzes back. Grace told me she's typing Nonna's and Grandma Ang said they're both having fun with them."

"Then your idea turned out even better than you thought." Casey grinned.

"That's right," Cody agreed as he placed a helping of spaghetti on Jacob's plate. "You're learning new things about everyone and both grandmas had fun."

Kaitlyn picked up her fork and nodded. "After dinner we can read the new ones."

"Cool," Dylan said and took a sip of his milk. "I think it was a good idea, too."

Jacob spoke after swallowing a bite of meatball. "I'm still workin' on mine, that's okay, right?"

Kaitlin smiled. "Of course, I don't have them all back yet."

The bright blue eyes glinted with their usual enthusiasm. "Good, cause when you do, our family will have the best quizzes ever."

# More to come during our Real World Holiday Marathon!