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PLANT DOCTOR

I was holding my phone up to my pothos plant, snapping a picture, when my son Alex came into the room. “Why would you want a picture of that plant?” He asked sounding confused. “It doesn’t look very healthy.” “I know.” I checked the screen on my phone. “That’s why I’m looking up how toContinue reading “PLANT DOCTOR”

MORNING PEACE

I was sitting on the couch reading a book, the sun just starting to rise, when my son Alex came into the room. “Morning.” He said as he headed to the kitchen. “How’d you sleep?” “Pretty good.” I said laying my book open on the couch. “How about you?” I asked as I walked intoContinue reading “MORNING PEACE”

SINGING FOR YOU SUPPER

It was a cold winter morning with a blanket of snow and ice covering our back yard. The temperature hadn’t been above freezing for over a week. “This snow is never going to melt.” I sighed as I filled the tea kettle with water. My son Alex was looking out the back door. “Come here.Continue reading “SINGING FOR YOU SUPPER”

INDOOR BEACH

My husband Steven and son Alex came into the house knocking the snow off their shoes and unzipping their coat. A blast of cold air followed them in. “We cleared the driveway and the sidewalk and steps are sanded.” Steven said as he hung his coat on the closet door. “Thanks you two.” I saidContinue reading “INDOOR BEACH”

OUCH, MY BACK

I was struggling to get my bags out of the back seat of my car when my son Alex opened our front door and called out, “Are you okay?” “I threw my back out.” I called back having a hard time reaching my purse that was on the floor of the car. “Hold on!” HeContinue reading “OUCH, MY BACK”

TENTATIVE BOOK DROP

It was a cold, rainy Saturday and I had a lot of errands to run. As I was heading to the front door I called out to my son Alex “You almost ready?” “Be there in a second!” He called back. I checked my watch, feeling a little bit impatient as I thought of theContinue reading “TENTATIVE BOOK DROP”

COMFORT SOUP

My husband Steven came into the living room where I was still in my pajamas, curled up in a chair reading a book. “What do you want to do for dinner tonight?” He asked. I looked over at the clock. Having gotten lost in my reading I didn’t realize it was dinnertime. “Wait.” I wasContinue reading “COMFORT SOUP”

PEACE AND HARMONY

I was sitting on the couch looking out at the snow covered ground when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to today?” he asked as he sat down next to me. “I’m hoping to have a nice calm indoor day today.” I said as I pointed out the window. “I’mContinue reading “PEACE AND HARMONY”

KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON

“Oh, come on!” I cried as I sat down on the couch after cleaning the kitchen and saw another section of our Christmas tree lights had gone out. “What’s the deal with you?” “Who are you talking to?” My son Alex asked as he walked into the living room. I pointed to our tree. “AnotherContinue reading “KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON”

SNOW CHECK

I went to sleep knowing that overnight we were going to be having our first snowfall of the season. The weather forecasters had predicted 2 to 3 inches so I really wasn’t concerned. When I woke up the next morning and went to my bedroom window to take a peek, I let out a longContinue reading “SNOW CHECK”