While she waited for the time to pass, Lois checked the assortment of things she had bought yesterday. She had prepared well. She had known she would need some of these things ... she just hadn't thought it would happen so soon.
Wow, that’s called planning ahead. Also, just how many, or few, days has this story been going on, actually? You’re spinning a great tale there, I just tend to get lost in the web of tightly woven fabric a bit when I’m not keeping a timeline of the events

Usually, a day up or down isn’t really that important because the stories stretch out over days or are over in a couple of hours, but with yours, it’s just

Michael