Mike and Molly gather with family and friends for a momentous occasion and reminisce about everything that led to this point.

Mike and Molly drive the family crazy while anxiously awaiting word from the adoption agency on whether or not they'll receive a baby.

Mike and Molly need everyone to be on their best behavior when the adoption agency schedules a home visit.

A determined Molly decides to help Frannie connect her with her estranged sister after she and Mike discover that there are no plans in store for the baby.

Molly meets up with a former student who is pregnant and living on the street, so she invited her home.

Mike is upset and disappointed when Vince bails on finishing a do-it-yourself project they started together.

Mike arrests two women with a bulldog named Birdie, their warrants keep them in jail for a few days and Mike brings the dog home with him, 'Birdie' cuddles with everyone except Molly, who gets a real complex about being 'canine-rejected'.

Molly's leisure activities between novels become an issue with Mike, as he wants her to be the perfect homemaker.