For the first time, they seemed to get along together. Thomas got up from the white linen-covered, maple dining room table and held up his glass of milk as he paid homage to the woman who brought him into life, saying, “I would like to offer a toast on my Mother’s fifty-seventh birthday. “To my mother, may she bask in the warmth of the gladness of health and youth. May the joy of life overflow her cup and bless us all!” He drained his glass of milk completely and was immediately imitated by his mother with her milk and his wife with her iced tea.
He continued, “Momma, I have an announcement to make. After fifteen years of research, I have discovered the fabled fountain of youth!