tatyana knew that mom always enjoyed serving an array of food to her guests . now tatyana watched as they gathered tatyana ' s small mother into a wide , pudgy embrace and then propelled her to the tables , lifting her sweater from her body , seating her in the place of grace , and saying simply : " there ' s enough . "
grandma held tatyana ' s small son into a large , scrawny embrace and then propelled yelena ' s grandmother to the couch .