Thom Sharp

The girls circulate a petition to save a 200 year old oak tree which is located on the property of the most hated woman in the neighborhood, Frieda Claxton, who wants the tree cut down.

Tim's brothers help move their mother out of the family home, but Tim takes an immediate dislike to the new owners' plans for the place.

Tim and Jill's plans to spend some time together are interrupted when Tim's brother and Jill's sister announce that they are an item.

It's Jill's turn to worry about needing glasses as she reaches middle age. Tim worries that his mother is going to lose money on another of his brother Jeff's business schemes.

Randy returns from Costa Rica for Christmas only to discover the changes that have taken place in his absence and that life has gone on without him.

The Winslow family visits a psychiatrist for advice on how to live with Steve.