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LET THE SEASON BEGIN

I was standing on a kitchen chair while my husband Steven handed me our ‘good china’ dinner plates. “Awesome dinner.” He said as I put the plates back on the top shelf of the cabinet. “Thanks!” He reached for my hand to help me down from the chair. “Now that Thanksgiving is in our rearContinue reading “LET THE SEASON BEGIN”

PERFECTLY PACKED

My husband Steven and I had just gotten home from a four day vacation. As we were wheeling our suitcases up the front sidewalk our son Alex was at the door to welcome us home. “How was your trip?” He asked as I gave him a quick hug and kiss on the cheek in theContinue reading “PERFECTLY PACKED”

BLUE JAY BAND

I was sitting in the living room, not really doing anything except staring off into space, when my son Alex came in. “What’s got you so deep in thought?” He asked. I hadn’t heard him come into the room so I was taken a bit by surprise. “Oh.” I shook off my daydreaming. “I don’tContinue reading “BLUE JAY BAND”

OFFLINE

I was sitting on the couch playing Solitaire on my phone when the ‘low battery’ notification appeared on my screen. “Okay. That’s it! I’m done!” I tossed my phone across the couch and watched as it landed on a pillow. “What’s wrong?” my son Alex asked as he came out of the kitchen with hisContinue reading “OFFLINE”

WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

I was sitting on the floor surrounded by old photos when my son Alex came in the room. “What are you doing?” He asked as he looked at the mess I was sitting in the center of. “Reliving memories.” I sighed as I held up a photo of him with just his head sticking outContinue reading “WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE”

SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET

My son Alex and I were driving home from the park when I noticed a house decorated for Halloween. I pointed to the two giant 8 foot skeletons on their front lawn, each holding the leash of a skeleton dog. “You know I normally don’t like the creepy Halloween decorations but for some reason theseContinue reading “SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET”

NO PHOTOS PLEASE

My husband Steven opened the front door and stuck his head in. “Okay. I’ve finished installing our new Ring camera.” He called. “Anyone want to come check it out?” My son Alex and I went to the front door and looked at our new doorbell. Steven held out his phone. “Once you get the appContinue reading “NO PHOTOS PLEASE”

STILL LOCAL SUMMER

It was a beautiful sunny Saturday with the temperatures in the high 70’s. I was out on our back porch in my rocking chair, reading a book. My son Alex popped his head out the door. “Dad and I wanted to go to the boardwalk for an early dinner. Does that sound good to you?”Continue reading “STILL LOCAL SUMMER”

ARE YOU SICK?

I’d slept on the couch, so that I could sleep sitting up, and not bother my husband Steven with my constant blowing of my nose. I watched as dawn broke and my alarm went off telling me it was time to get ready for work. “Oh, man.” I sighed as I pushed the blanket offContinue reading “ARE YOU SICK?”

ASBESTOS HANDS

My son Alex and I were standing side by side at the stove cooking dinner. I was stirring a pot of sauce while Alex was waiting for the pasta water to come to a boil. When it finally did he started to pour the pasta in from it’s box when one of ziti noodles missedContinue reading “ASBESTOS HANDS”