toasters
making toast
p how long are you staying boppo p forever . p when his daughter amy a gifted doctor mother and wife collapses and dies from an asymptomatic heart condition roger rosenblatt and his wife ginny leave their home on the south shore of long island to move in with their son in law harris and their three young grandchildren six year old jessica four year old sammy and one year old james known as bubbies . long past the years of diapers homework and recitals roger and ginny boppo and mimi to the kids quickly reaccustom themselves to the world of small children bedtime stories talking toys playdates nonstop questions and nonsequential thought . though reeling from amys death they carry on reconstructing a family sustaining one another and guiding three lively alert and tender hearted children through the pains and confusions of grief . as he marvels at the strength of his son in law a surgeon and the tenacity and skill of his wife a former kindergarten teacher roger attends each day to the one household duty i have mastered preparing the morning toast perfectly to each childs liking . p with the wit heart precision and depth of understanding that has characterized his work roger rosenblatt peels back the layers on this most personal of losses to create both a tribute to his late daughter and a testament to familial love . the day amy died harris told ginny and roger its impossible . rogers story tells how a family makes the possible of the impossible .
describes how after their adult daughters sudden death the author and his wife moved in with their son in law and three grandchildren quickly becoming reaccustomed to the world of small children and helping the family grieve and get on with life .