My Parents Went to Aspen for Christmas Without Me—So I Rehomed the Dog and Kept the Paperwork

maybe three months. She caught my eye and hesitated. “Charlotte, are you sure you can’t come? It seems like it would be fun to have everyone together.”

Before I could respond, my mother swept between us with practiced efficiency. “Charlotte loves staying home,” she said in that bright, cheerful voice she used for company. “She’s not really a ski person continue reading …