Part 3, Chapters 24, 25, 26 and 27 Summary

"Define Normal"

Andy begins the narration of his trip home for Christmas with brief, vivid sketches of his variously dysfunctional siblings, and commenting that none of them (except Tyler) will be home for Christmas. He describes how his mother picks him up at the airport, and how she reveals she's given up "caring what any of you do with your lives. I hope you don't mind, but it's made my life THAT MUCH easier." When they arrive at the house, Tyler rushes out and greets Andy with "Welcome to the house that time forgot!"

"MTV Not Bullets"

Andy begins his narrative of Christmas Eve with a description of his mysterious shopping trip to buy dozens of different sorts of candles (mysterious because he tells neither the reader nor Tyler, who accompanies him, what he's buying them for). Andy then...