Helen Friday…

“Baby? Do you have any ketchup?” Helen asked over the phone.

“No,” I replied. “I am out.”

“I am sending some with your dinner plate.  Your mother is on her way.  I put you an extra table spoonful of each vegetable as well.  I hope you enjoy it.”

Vegetables?  I thought we were having fried fish Friday.  It turns out Helen couldn’t find that special kind of fish she uses so she picked a different menu instead.  We had fried pork cutlet, corn pudding, green beans with potatoes and cornbread.   I must say the corn pudding was spectacular as that was the first time Helen had ever fixed that.