Mitzi took a step forward. “We’re glad for the help, and we might wish we’d made lists before we get done. We only decided to do this last night on the spur of the moment when we realized we need more space. We haven’t gotten a thing packed or done.”

“I hear there’s some moving goin’ on around here,” Alice said as she pushed the front door open. “What a lovely little area.”

“Thank you.” Dixie curtsied. “Tabby and I did it this afternoon.”

“We had to get the bride off the staircase,” Tabby explained.

“Thank you for offering to help,” Mitzi said.

“I understand y’all’ve only been in the house a few months. Graham and the girls had been in their place since they were born. Makes a big difference. I brought Daddy’s old truck. Where do we start?” Alice asked.

“Fantastic!” Paula said. “If we can get the big furniture out tonight, we can go finish up the small stuff in Mitzi’s van tomorrow. And I’ll add my thanks to Mitzi’s.”

“Me, too,” Jody chimed in.

“That’s what neighbors are for. Now if you ladies will lead the way, we’ll get this job done before dark.” Graham started for the door.

“We’re all parked out back. The house is located just east of town.” Mitzi wished he’d at least have said friends instead of neighbors.

“Out in the old Flynn place, right?” Alice asked.

“That’s right,” Paula answered.

“Then we’ll meet you out there. Opal Flynn was a good friend of my mama’s. We used to go out there on Sunday afternoons when Graham and I were kids.” Alice followed her brother and the girls out the front door.

By the time Mitzi locked up behind them and reached her van, both Jody’s truck and Paula’s car were already gone. She was about to open the door when her father pulled in beside her and rolled down the window.

“I’m ready to help. I stopped by the store and got us some boxes,” he said.

Mitzi leaned her forearms on the open window. “The house is pretty crowded with Jody moving in with us.”

“I figured it would be,” Harry said. “There’s a lot of room upstairs in this old place. Seems like a smart idea for y’all to live up there. Be right handy in the winter if it gets icy.”

Mitzi hadn’t even thought of that, but it made good sense. Getting a baby out in bad weather would be asking for trouble. “Guess we’d better be going. The rest of the moving crew is probably already out there.”

“Rest?” Harry raised a gray eyebrow.

“Graham and his girls and his sister are all helping,” she answered.

“Right neighborly of them. See you there.” The window started up as soon as she took a step back.

Neighborly.