Pieces of April

I'm sleeping.

You're okay?

- Get up, get up! - No!

You try.

Come on, this is gonna be your big day.

We don't want to miss this opportunity.

- All right? - Who's coming today?

You know who's comin'.

- Bobby. Bobby! - We got to, we got to.

No! Bobby!

Watch out! No, no!

April, you got to hurry up.

Okay, I'll be right there.

April?

I'm coming.

Here I come.

Joy? Joy?

Honey?

Joy?

- Honey... - Dad!

Have you seen your mother? I can't find your mother.

No.

Where are you?

- Would you knock? - Where is she?

I don't know. Who?

Your mother.

Honey?

Mom?

- Mother? - Mommy?

Okay, everybody, let's move it!

- You need this? - Yeah, I think so.

Bobby.

Come on.

- Here. - Uh-uh. No.

Hot, hot, hot!

- It doesn't really matter anyway. - Yes, it does.

Bobby, they're probably not even gonna come.

Hi, Mom. How you feelin'?

- Great. - That's good.

- How'd I do? - You did great.

Thought you'd think so.

- Do you have your camera? - Absolutely.

- You sure? - Positively.

Better check.

- I know it's here somewhere. - What's taking so long?

I'm just wondering if it isn't completely selfish of her,

asking us to come all the way to New York.

Should Mom even be traveling?

Sweetie, if not now, when?

It's just... I offered to make the meal, but that would've been too easy.

Honestly, Daddy, what makes her think she can cook all of a sudden?

I don't remember her ever being in the kitchen.

And who got an "A" in Home Ec?

And you know how proud we are of that, honey.

- Could you zip me up, please? - Of course.

Okay, it's gotta be here somewhere.

- Honk the horn. - I'm sure they'll be right out.

- Honk the horn, please. - We'll wake the neighbors.

Screw the neighbors, honk the goddamn horn.

Mom, please!

Look, the zipper is not the problem.

Actually, it kind of is.

No, Dad, the zipper's not the problem.

April is the problem.

Okay, okay, here they come.

- Hey. How you feeling? - Great.

- Nauseous, dizzy? - I feel great.

- How'd you sleep? - I slept great.

The camera... it's not here.

Better hurry.

You know, Mom, all you have to say is,

"I don't feel up to it," and we'll all understand.

- What now? - Forgot my camera.

- Oh, Jesus. Where's your tie? - Do I have to wear a tie?

- You did not just ask me that. - No, sir.

You realize...

- this could very likely be the last... - Dad, your breath.

- No numbness or discomfort? - No.

- Headaches? - No.

- Nauseous, dizzy? - You asked that already.

All you have to say is, "I don't feel up to it."

Is that all I have to say?

Do you feel sweaty, clammy?

Are your hands cold, warm? Are your fingers tingly?

- Because all you have to say... - Beth, shut up.

Morning, honey. How are you feeling?

You can never have enough silverware.

Look at these plates.

Where did you get these?

Those are salt and pepper.

I know what they're for. Where did you get them?

From the store.

We had these when I was a kid.

The one time Joy let me hold them, she said,

"Be careful. They're worth more than you are."

That's terrible.

Next yea r, t hey were gohe

So, what happened?

A hammer I was holding fell on them.

Good.

How much were they?

It wasn't cheap.

How much did they cost?

They were 50 cents.

You got yourself a deal.

I'm sorry. I didn't know.

Hey, we've got a lot of cookin' to do.

At 375 degrees and fully stuffed,

a 15-pound turkey will take five hours to cook

if you figure 20 minutes a pound.

Leave an hour to cool.

- What are you saying? - We got time.

Mashed potatoes, gravy. Sweet potatoes...

cut up, melt some butter, sprinkle on brown sugar.

Green bean casserole made with green bean stuff,

another dish made with crushed crackers and oysters.

Sounds hard... isn't.

Just dot it with butter, and right before baking,

barely cover it with hot milk.

Cranberry sauce... open the can, pop it on a serving dish.

- How simple is that? - What else?

Waldorf salad made with apples, celery, nuts, grapes,

and the dressing mixed with mayonnaise

and thinned with milk or cream and sweetener.

Pumpkin pie... store-bought from the very, very expensive store.

Okay, watch your step.

N ce a hd easy

Don't even think about...

- Mom! - Beth, it's for me when I'm old,

so I can always remember this day.

N ce a hd easy

Almost there.

- There we are. - Hi, Grandma.

I'm Beth, your granddaughter.

Aren't you a love?

- Hi, I'm Timmy. - Timmy's your grandson.

Well, you don't say.

- I know you. - Hi, Mom. Did you eat?

Hot, Jim. Get whatever's hot.

Good morrhirhg . Welcome to Krispy Kreme

May I take yourorder?

I'll have a vanilla-covered cream-filled, please.

- Can I get... - And two glazed crullers...

Actually, I do want strawberry with the powder on top.

Do they have doughnuts?

Remember, everybody, April is cooking.

We'll need an extra dozen glazed.

What do you think about cloth napkins?

- Think they'd be better? - Paper is fine.

No, I'm worried that the paper will feel kind of papery.

Do we have to talk about this now?

I could pick them up while I'm out doin' that thing I gotta do.

- You're going out? - I gotta do that thing, you know.

I think you'll like why.

I want you to go out. I want you to go out now.

- But I wanna help. - This is how you'll help me.

You go and do your thing and...

- I'm fine. - Really?

Bobby, it's gonna be easier without you.

- I'm goin'. - Bye.

So, now tell me...

how could anyone not believe in God?

- There you go. - They don't deserve decorations.

Yeah, but you do.

No!

No, no, no!

Come on.

Bobby!

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I'll be back tomorrow

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Mom?

How's it going in there?

Good job.

Hello?

If you keep knocking like that, you are going to wake me up.

- That's the... - You don't want to wake me up.

If you want my opinion...

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- Stay out of it. - Did Dad even ask?

- I'm not talking to you! - You always do this.

You should take charge and turn this car around. This is...

- Mom. - Hey, you.

- Here, let me. - Beth, back.

We were worried, honey. Are you okay?

I'm good, honey. I'm great, I feel fine.

I'm the excited one now.

Really? Why is that?

Well, let's see.

- I have Fritos, Cheetos... - No, Joy...

- Oh, Timmy... Snowballs. - No, stop it!

- Mom, a Nutter Butter. - That's enough, stop it.

It's not right... not now,

not when April is hard at work making all your favorites.

Not when she called to check the ingredients of a certain recipe.

I'm nipping this in the bud right now.