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1Excuseme.MynameisRichardStewart.RichardStewartI'maphotographer.MayItakeapictureofyouandyourlittleboy?What'sitfor?It'sforabook.You'rewritingabook??It'sabookofpictures.IcallitFamilyAlbum,U.S.A.Oh,that'saniceidea.Well,it'sfineifyoutakeourpicture.I'mMarthaVann.MarthaVannThankyou.Iappreciateyourhelp.I'mRichard.What'syourname?RichardGerald.GeraldHowoldareyou,Gerald?GeraldFive.Andwheredoyoulive?WeliveinCalifornia.CaliforniaWell,welcometoNewYork.OK,justasecond.I'malmostreadyhere.CanIhelpyou?Oh,please.HoldGerald'shand,please.Great!GeraldNowpointtothebuildings.Terrific!GiveMommyakiss,Gerald.Nice!GeraldThankyou,Gerald.GeraldAndthankyou,Mrs.Vann.VannOh,mypleasure.We'llbelookingforyourbook.Thankyou.Good-bye.Bye,Gerald.GeraldThanksagain.Oh,you'rewelcome.Hey,letmetakeyourpicture!Wonderful.Please.AreyoufromNewYork?No,I'mfromGreece.I'manexchangestudent.Whendidyoucomehere?Threemonthsago.YourEnglishisverygood.Thanks.IstudiedEnglishinschool.Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?No,thankyou.Tellmeaboutyourbook.wearegatheredheretodaytojointhismanandthiswomaninholymatrimony.Doeitherofyouhaveanyreasonwhyyoushouldnotlegallybejoinedinmarriage?Isthereanyonepresentwhocanshowanyjustcausewhythesetwopeopleshouldnotbelegallyjoinedinmarriage?Then,HarryBennett,doyoutakeSusanStewartHarryBennettSusanStewarttobeyourlawful,weddedwife?Ido.Andyou,SusanStewart,SusanStewartdoyoutakeHarryBennettHarrybennetttobeyourlawful,weddedhusband?Ido.Therings,please.Ihavethem,Harry.HarryBythepowervestedinmebythelawsoftheStateofNewYork,Inowpronounceyouhusbandandwife.Youmaykissthebridenow,Harry.Harry20Where'sMom?Shewenttoaschool-boardmeeting.Idon'tknowhowshedoesit.Shesurekeepsbusy.It'simportanttoher.Therearelotsofplacestogo,lotsofthingstodo.Shecan'tsitaroundanddonothing.Philipworkslate.PhilipIguessyou'reright.IwishIhadherenergy.Anybodyhome?We'reinhere,Dad.Oh.Hi,gang.Hello,Philip.PhilipHowwasyourday?Mydaywasjustfine.Sowasmynight.It'salmostteno'clock.Mmm.I'mstarving.Um...where'sMom?Shewenttoaschool-boardmeeting.There'sanoteforyouontherefrigerator.Oh?Didyouhavedinner,Robbie?RobbieYeah.MikeandIhadahamburgeratthediner.MikeIcamehomealittlewhileago.You'vebeenworkinglatealmosteverynightthisweek,Dad.Aren'tyouexhausted?Idon'thavetimetobeexhausted.YouandMomhaven'thaddinnertogetherwithusinalmostafullweek.Yeah,Ifeelbadaboutusnothavingdinnerwiththefamily,butourschedulesaresodifferent.EitherI'matthehospitaldoingpaperwork,orMomisatacommitteemeeting.Ifranklydon'tknowwhattodoaboutit.I'mworriedaboutyouandMom.Youreallyhavebeenworkingtoohard.Well,IthinkI'vehadenoughofthatsandwich.Youdidn'tfinishit.It'snotgoodtoeatbeforegoingtobed.Acookiecan'thurt,though.Well,I'mheadingoffforbedandagoodnight'ssleep.Well,goodnight.Goodnight,Son.Goodnight,Dad.I'mgoingtobed.Goodnight,Philip.PhilipHaven'tyoufinishedbalancingthatcheckbook?Ifoundanothermistake.I'llbeofftobedmyselfinaminute.OK.Goodnight.I'mreallyconcernedaboutthem,Grandpa.Concernedaboutwhom?AboutMomandDad.Theyhardlyeverseeeachother.Dadoftenworkslate,andMomhasallthesecommitteesshe'son.Whatdoyouproposetodoaboutit?Youhavethatlookinyoureye.Idon'tknow,buttheremustbeawayofgettingthemtospendmoretimetogether.Qualitytime.Hellothere,Robbie.RobbieWhatareyoudoingupthislate?Reading.Reading?Atthishour?Ah,comeon,Robbie.RobbieWhatareyoudoingupthislate?Thingsonmymind.Doyoucaretotalkaboutthem?Sure,ifyoudon'tmindlistening.Robbie,Robbie,rememberme?RobbieRobbieI'myourmother.Ifyouhavesomethingyouwanttotalkabout,I'malwayspreparedtolisten.Youhaven'tbeenaroundmuchlately.Sothat'sit.OK,let'stalk.YouandDadarelikeshipsthatpassinthenight.Dadworkshard,andheworkslate.Youworkhardonallyourcommittees,andyouworklate.IthoughtyouwereproudoftheworkIdo.Iam,Mom.Realproud.Youareonefantasticmom,but...butI'vebeennoticinghowlittlequalitytimeyouspendwithDadandme...andthefamily.It'sarealproblem,Robbie.RobbieIknowit.I'mconcerned.TheremustbeawaythatDadandyoucanspendmoretimetogether.Well,wealwaystalkabouttakingavacationtogether--withthefamily.Ithinkyououghttotakeavacationawayfromthefamily--alone.Kindofasecondhoneymoon.Itwouldbewonderful,butourscheduleswon'tallowit.IthinkIhaveanidea.Youdo?Yup.IthinkIhaveanideathatwillbringDadandyoutogetherinamorescheduledway.Whatisit?Well,youknowhowDadisalwaystalkingaboutthekidsinthewardandhowimportantitisforthemtobepaidattentionto?Yes.Well...andhowharditisbecausethedoctorsandnursesaresobusy?Yes.Well,howwoulditbeifyoutooksometimetoworkwithDadtowardssolvingthatproblem?Idon'tgetit.Likesettinguparegularweeklyreadingprogram.YouandDad.YouandDr.PhilipStewart--PhilipStewartgoingtothechildren'swardonceortwiceaweekandreadingtothem.Notbad.Notabadidea,Robbie.RobbieAsamatteroffact,itfitsrightinwithsomethingI'mworkingonrightnowwiththeschool-boardcommittee.What'sthat?I'vebeentryingtoworkoutaprograminthepublicschoolthatwillbringparentsandteacherstogetheronceaweektoreadtothestudents--theirownchildren,really.Bydoingthat,itwillencouragereading.Soitmightfitinwithaprogramforreadingtothekidsinthehospital.You'reright.We'lldoit!I'mgoingtotalktoDaddyaboutitrightnow.ButDadwassoexhaustedwhenhecame