Bill is looking forward to a vacation, and Cissy is looking forward to her date with someone new. But the weather turns bad, and there is a blizzard. Everyone is kept at home.

Jody and Buff's school teacher is out for a few days, and there is a substitute teacher. Jody develops a crush on her.

Jody and Buffy make friends with a new girl at school whose father seems to always be out of town. Jody and Buffy find out the girl's father has really left the family and may never return.

A boy at school likes Buffy but does not talk to her. Cissy thinks the boys do not like her because there is something wrong with her, so Uncle Bill pays to have different people coach her in dress, makeup, talking, walking, and more.

Mr. French considers opening a restaurant after his date starts questioning his life as a gentleman's gentleman.

Uncle Bill considers having everyone stay in Tahiti and live there.

Bill decides to send Cissy to a private girls' school in Connecticut, and even though she would prefer to attend high school locally, she reluctantly agrees to go, thinking Bill wants to get her out of the way.

Cissy's school is having a mother / daughter dinner. This makes Cissy miss her mother more.

For a school project, Cissy wants to write a story about Mr. French. She starts following him and finds out what he does every Thursday.

Bill gets a job in England which seems like it might last a year. Everyone plans to move, but then it seems like Bill won't be able to go.