in that ten minutes , the good news was , jill and i set the tables ( plural because there were folding ones set up in the living room for the overspill ) , the men disappeared to watch tv , fern got the sweet potato casserole in the oven , laura and elvira tackled the mountain of potatoes and they were on the stove , kalie and kellie had arranged my plethora of desserts on the side table in the dining room and were currently arranging my bouquet of flowers in a vase and fern , jill and laura clearly had a good deal of experience with levi loving them and leaving them and were inclusive and gentle with lenore even though it was probably the last time they would see her .