Author's note: My muse kind of ran out of steam, but after more than a year I wanted to wrap this up. So this is it. Not exactly where I planned to go, but as far as I am going to get so I gave it closure.
Family Life Part 8 of 8
Rabb Family Farm
Belleville, Pennsylvania
2330 EST
Harm, Mac and Mattie were sitting at the kitchen table at Grandma Sarah's drinking hot cocoa and catching up. Grandma Sarah announced that it was late and she was going to turn in. The others followed.
As Harm and Mac snuggled under the quilts in the slightly chilly old farmhouse, Mac said "Harm, I'm so glad we came. Things feel so normal here." "I know," replied Harm, "that's one thing I've always loved about this place."
Rabb Family Farm
Belleville, Pennsylvania
0700 EST
Harm came down stairs to find Mac and Grandma Sarah sitting and chatting over breakfast.
"Harm, we left breakfast on the stove warming for," said Grandma Sarah. "Thanks Grams," answered Harm as he helped him self to eggs and hash browns.
"Harm, could you look over the house and barn today?" asked Grandma Sarah. "I think everything is in good shape and that I've had good help, but I'd like a second opinion. Besides it will keep you out of trouble while Mac and Mattie and I start knitting lessons."
"Yes, Grams," responded Harm. "I had planned to do that. I hope you have fun."
One Fine Yarn
Belleville, Pennsylvania
1000 EST
Grandma Sarah, and Lois, the store owner, helped Mac and Mattie pick out relatively easy patterns to start with. Mattie had picked out a simple poncho made in a garter stitch and Mac had picked out a simple baby blanket pattern.
"Hey, Mac what do you think about this?" asked Mattie running up to Mac with a lovely multi-colored self-striping yarn. " "Perfect," said Mac "it will look nice with jeans and almost any color top you wear under it."
Mac picked out a simple yellow yarn with an interesting texture. She thought it would be perfect for either a boy or a girl.
Rabb Family Farm
Belleville, Pennsylvania
0230 EST
Grandma Sarah sat on the couch between Mac and Mattie helping them knit. They had mastered the basics fairly easily, but practice was needed for either one of them to be comfortable knitting alone.
Mac was sitting there knitting, thinking that this was the family life she had always wanted. At that same moment, Harm came into the house and saw some of the most important women in his life working away. They were obviously happy and enjoying themselves. Harm thought that this was the family life he had always wanted.
Mac and Harm had what they always had dreamed of and it would only get better.
Epilogue
Patricia Sarah Rabb (Tricia) was born on August 15, 2005. Everyone was thrilled. Tricia loved to be held, but if she couldn't be held she loved lying on the blanket her mother made her at her big sister's suggestion.
