She settles into her favorite seat on the couch, the one with the best view of the flat screen.
Her son materializes with a bowl of fresh popcorn and takes the seat on her right. Experience tells her that each kernel will be wonderfully buttered and salted.
Her daughter appears next and hands over a perfectly chilled glass of white wine before inhabiting the seat on her left.
Her husband arrives last with empty hands. He assumes a position on all fours and dutifully waits for his wife’s bare feet.
She grins.
The best family money – and science – could buy.