Doing Time on Maple Drive Page #3

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settled down a little sooner.

Still, wherever we went,

there was always a room...

except Korea.

There was always

a room like this one...

and after we got

everything moved in...

we'd all come in

and take a place on the wall...

and just start putting

everything back up again.

I think it

gave them continuity.

Yeah, no doubt about it.

We've always tried to find ways

to strengthen our identity as a family.

- I promise this will be over soon.

- It's perfectly fine.

Uh, Karen. By the way,

thanks a lot for telling Tim about Andy.

I thought you had told him.

Do you hate me now?

- Yep.

- Matt. You're awful.

- Almost there.

- Are you going to West Point, Timmy?

No, I don't think so, Granny.

I'm too old for West Point now.

Your father

will be so happy.

- I'll go then.

- What time is it?

Phil. Gene. Come on.

- Okay, I'll be right there.

- Judy? Cindy.

I can't decide whether this is

one of the benefits or the shortcomings...

having a professional

photographer for a son-in-law.

I wasn't aware there were

any shortcomings.

Cindy, come on.

- How are you, Mom?

- Oh, uh, Uncle Gene.

This is our first picture with Allison,

so try not to make any noises with your body.

Thank you very much. Phil, smile.

Please, look like you're having

a good time. Okay, everybody.

All right. Ready?

- Set.

- Is it set?

- Go.

- All right, everybody.

Think "love. "

There we go. That was good.

- It's a math problem.

- Oh.

I'm sorry. I know I'm kind of

scary-looking in the morning.

Uh, you mind

if I play through?

- They're waiting on me downstairs.

- Oh, sure.

Thanks.

Whoa.

The hair fairies came and danced

on my head last night.

Um, what is this

about a math problem?

Oh, well...

it's either a math problem

or a history question...

or a geography

something or other.

You're kidding.

"I was the first man elected

to the presidency of the United States...

who was born

under the American flag. "

"Martin Van Buren. "

Who does this?

- Dad.

- Still?

He's done it ever since

we were little kids.

You know,

math problem.

Something he likes to call

"vocabulary builders. "

He has a lot of time

on his hands.

It's funny, actually,

if we get the answer right.

Yeah? What if you don't

get the answer right?

Well, it's still funny...

but for entirely

different reasons.

Come on, Miss Grable!

Well, at least it was better

than one of our family parties.

- Really?

- Yeah.

My family almost never

gets together without a lawyer.

Yea! Way to go!

- He's so funny.

- Yeah, I spend all my time here laughing.

- He doesn't like me much.

- Really?

Well, I married his daughter and kept her

from becoming a great novelist.

Oh, well,

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