Frank hates making soup.
Always said it was a waste of a whole afternoon.
He made six batches anyway.
The junk drawer wasn’t junk anymore.
Batteries in one plastic bin. Tape in another. A flashlight with a note wrapped around it.
**Power goes out more in summer storms. Extra batteries behind the cereal.**
Behind the cereal.
Because he knows I reach for it every morning before I’m fully awake.
The car had a sticky note tucked into the manual.
**Tire pressure on page 19. Check once a month. Air gauge under trunk mat. Don’t let the boys at the garage talk fast and confuse you. Ask them to say it again.**
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