tatyana knew that mom already favored serving an abundance of food to her guests . now natalia stood as nana gathered natalya ' s petite body into a deep , scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the table , lifting her shawl from her shoulders , seating her in the positions of honor , and muttering formally : " there ' s enough . "
Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled Tatyana's mother to the table.