there seemed to be so much to do that she could n't bring herself to do any of it . `` we were talking about the x-files . we filled two straw baskets with vegetables and loaded them into the truck . she put her baby brother in the high chair and then sat down next to her mother while her father served up the warm pancakes . oh god , so that was him , was n't it ? what will we say to the harpers ? as if her pregnancy made her some kind of joke . 