Every few minutes, a chorus of big, melodious laughter reverberated from a cozy corner booth littered in red gift wrap. The sound was high — not quite a cackle — but warm.
“Usually when we laugh, it bellows through an entire room,” said Teresa Leininger, 57.
At dinnertime on the first Friday in December, you’ll find Leininger and her three sisters talking and exchanging gifts at Black Angus Steakhouse in downtown Vancouver.
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