After injuring his leg in an accident through his job as a truck driver, a thirty-four-year old man named Leroy spends more and more time at home with his wife, Norma. In his third month of staying home, Leroy finds that he no longer knows what to do with his time but enjoys making things from craft kits. He decides he wants to build a full-scale log house from a craft kit for Norma, noticing that she has not been excited about him being home. During Christmas, he buys her an electric organ and reflects on how he finally has the chance to settle down with his wife after years of being on the road.  Leroy later buys an ounce of weed from a kid named Stevie and thinks about how his son would have been Stevie’s age by now, had he not died of sudden-infant-death syndrome. When Norma’s mother, Mabel, comes to the couple’s home, Leroy tells Norma about his plans to build a log house, and she tells him he should find a job instead. Mabel suggests that they should take a trip to Shiloh, Tennessee together as a vacation to relax and rekindle their relationship. In the coming days, Leroy notices that Norma is often gone, taking classes or staring into space when they are together. Leroy thinks to himself that Norma is farther than ever and he is going to lose her. Mabel again pushes the couple to visit Shiloh, and they eventually give in.  Norma and Leroy pack a picnic to share at Shiloh, but upon arriving and exploring the town, Norma tells Leroy she wants to leave him and has disliked how he and her mother would no longer leave her alone. Leroy tries to follow Norma as she walks away, but his injured leg hurts too much.