Karen had been busy for the last several days, having taken on more of a workload. That day, she had taken the day off and was humming away as she finished washing lunch dishes. When that was done, she went around the house opening windows, for it was a warmer day in March and fresh air would do the children some good. She was in good spirits for the first time in a long time. The children were five months old and growing fast, currently both lying on a few layers of blankets as they played with their toys or paid more attention to gumming on their hands or feet.