“Hey hon.”
I’m always a bit busier this time of year, but it’s not too bad so far, he shrugged. How have you been, besides getting sick?
“It’s not so bad, other than that. I’ve been thinking about making a trip home, but the cold weather crept up on me, and I don’t think I can make it there and back before the snowfalls.”
How long did you say it would take you to get there last time I asked? A few days, right?
“Yeah. A couple days there, a couple days back, and that doesn’t include the time /spent/ there, and my mother would be unhappy if I didn’t stay at least a week.”