Holland

Well, it's gonna be spring cleanup here before we know it.

Actually, it is right now.

- Really? - Uh, so, yes. Uh, it's... Can't you tell?

It's springtime, so take out your, uh...

...your leaves, your branches, all those kinds of yard clippings,

bushes, sorts of things...

And good morning, everyone.

This is Jan Mussen. Welcome to The Gardening Hour here on WHTZ.

For the next hour, we'll be talking gardens,

and flowers and trees

- and grass and everything... - Uh, the tulips are out,

- and some of the other early blooms. - Yep.

A nd, uh, let's, uh, talk about

that Tulip Time traffic,

how to stay safe,

'cause I know it's gonna be frustrating with some visitors from out of town.

You know, we love having our Tulip Time visitors, but...

be patient and maybe help them out, you know,

- as far as giving directions. - We'll be glad to give it a,

to give it a try to answer 'em.

I do want to remind people one more time,

um, the MSU Horticultural Gardens program...

Every day, I get to wake up

in the best place on Earth.

Holland, Michigan.

It's just perfect.

The people, the tulips.

Oh.

And the windmill.

I look around myself and it feels like a dream.

Before I came here, I was...

afraid, and I was confused, and...

I just couldn't trust anyone.

Even myself.

And then I found Fred.

And he brought me here to Holland.

And now we have Harry, and, well...

we're safe.

Safe and happy.

Sometimes I still wonder...

is it even real?

No. Come on.

Okay.

Uh...

Where are you?

Gosh darn it, where is it?

Candy.

Is there something you want to tell me?

Uh...

Um...

Like... what?

Um...

Shit. I...

- Sugar. I... I'm sorry, Mrs. V. - Candy.

I don't know why I did it. I'm so stupid.

- I... - Well, stupid is one thing.

- This is... - Sorry.

- This is theft. - I...

I think maybe I have a food addiction.

I read in Cosmo people have that. You know?

And once the image of food is there, in my head,

it won't go away.

And I know the bacon was for Harry,

- but I couldn't help myself, and I... - Bacon? Uh...

I...

Are you not talking about the bacon?

- Maybe I oughta be. - I want to pay you back.

- I have two dollars in my purse, and I... - No, that's not what I want.

That's not what I want, Candy.

We're talking about something else.

Something else.

Uh, someth...

Maybe you should take a few days off,

and come back to me when you are willing to tell me the truth.

- Okay. - Okay.

I'm gonna think about it, okay?

- Thank you. - All right.

- Bye, Harry. - Bye.

See you... I'll see you later.

Are you okay? I'm sorry.

- I'm thinking about it. - Thanks, Candy.

- Oh, Harry. - Mom?

She's done something very, very bad.

This is fucking bullshit.

Harry S. Vandergroot, did Candy teach you that kind of talk?

Well, just because she eats food like everybody else.

I could bean you for that, young man.

Fine. Go ahead.

- Bean me. - What?

It's not like it matters anyways.

Can't get much worse.

This is out of control.

Oh, and it's just so unfair.

I'm sure there's more to the story than that.

No, there isn't!

This is exactly what Mom always does.

- She just ruins our whole life... - Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

- ...over one tiny, stupid thing. - Take a deep breath.

And don't say anything you'll regret later,

and we'll talk when I get home. Okay, buddy? Man-to-man.

Yeah, okay.

I'm just so cheesed off.

I know. All right.

- Okay. - Bye. Bye.

Oh...

I'm sorry about that.

My son's 13 years old. Everything's an emergency.

Okay.

Let's see what we got going on here.

Hey.

- Hey. - Hey, Nance.

Big drama today, huh?

Oh! You have no idea.

- Oh. - Looking good. Mwah.

- Really? - Smelling good.

- What you got? - Meat loaf.

And fennel and pomegranate salad, something new.

Fennel and... fen-fen-fennel and what?

Get excited.

I'm sure it'll be great.

- Yeah. - Uh...

We got an hour or so?

Uh, yeah.

Kiddo! All aboard!

Coming.

Har, let's go.

There's lots to talk about.

- Dad, wait up. - Town's not gonna build itself.

It's like...

if you don't really feel like making your bed, what do you do?

Huh?

Uh... don't make it?

No.

You get your comforter, and you spread it out

over everything.

You skip a step and you just smooth it out.

Right? And just make it look nice.

Right? And that's what you need to do here.

This is how women are. It's...

Things seem huge one day,

and then, a couple days later,

it's like it never happened.

- So... - Mm.

It doesn't make any sense, I know.

Yeah.

You just never know, so...

keep the peace.

Okay?

- Uh, yeah. - You got that?

- I guess. - Good boy.

Amen.

I still can't get over it.

In our own home, here,

in Holland.

This isn't Allegan, it's-it's Holland.

Are you listening to me?

Mm.

Yeah, I just think you're getting a little...

overly worked up, is all.

It's some bacon.

We didn't even miss it.

It's not just about the bacon.

It's theft.

Did you check your junk drawer?

And your closet floor?

Well...

No, because...

I-I know, uh...

Here, give it to me.

Anyway...

This is really, really, really super tonight, Nance.

It really is. Isn't it, Har?

- Mm-hmm. - Really?

Mm. Did you do something different?

Uh...

brown mustard instead of yellow.

I felt like doing something a little crazy.

So I got some bad news, Nance.

I got to go to Frankenmuth this week.

Another Alcon junket. Just the one night, though.

- Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

New contact lens.

I'm skeptical.

Mom?

Yeah, Har?

I'm sorry I swore earlier.

I didn't mean it.

Thanks, Har.

But you know, you can't talk like that.

It's a slippery slope.

That's right.

Uh-huh.

- Hi, Mrs. Vandergroot. - Good morning.

See you later, Mr. D.

See you tomorrow, Steve.

Okay.

We got a lot to cover today.

We're gonna be making Dutch babies.

Honest to gosh, you think you know someone,

- Yeah? - Then you don't. It's...