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“Okay, the new television is mounted on the wall.” My husband Steven handed me the new remote. “The only thing left is to program it.” “What?” I looked at the remote in my hand and then back up at Steven. “You know I’m tech challenged!” “You’ll be fine.” Steven assured me as he patted myContinue reading “TECH SUPPORT”

When I looked over at him he stopped and brought his hand closer towards my face. “Hold still.” he said. It was first thing in the morning and my husband Steven and I were busy getting ready for work. I was standing in front of our closet, wondering what I was going to wear, whenContinue reading “MAKE A WISH”

I stood in the doorway of the laundry room, staring at the five different piles I’d made when my husband Steven walked by. “What are you doing?” “I’m decluttering.” Steven pointed to one of the piles. “What’s the difference between the piles?” I pointed to the pile closest to me. “Those are things to moveContinue reading “DECLUTTER”

I walked up the front sidewalk of my house. I had an orchid cradled in the crook of my arm, my other hand up by the flowers to protect them from the wind. I was struggling to get the house key out of my pocket when my son Alex opened the front door. “Thanks!” IContinue reading “LITTLE BEAUTY”

I was sitting on the couch using my phone to skim through some articles on the internet when I came across one that caught my interest. “Okay, now I know what I have!” I called out to my husband Steven who was out in the kitchen making a sandwich. “I have all the symptoms!” “WhatContinue reading “LOW-E”

On Christmas Eve I’d come down with a fever, so I put myself to bed and began taking Covid tests. After a few days, and several negative tests later, I felt like I was fighting a cold and could come out of quarantine. A day later my son Alex and his girlfriend Chloe got sick.Continue reading “HEALTHY NEW YEAR”

I tucked the last wrapped present under the tree and stood back to admire it all. That’s when my husband Steven came into the room. He walked up next to me and put his arm around my waist. “You’ve really done a spectacular job again this year.” He said as he looked at the treeContinue reading “READY OR NOT”

It had been a long day at work. As I unlocked the front door my son Alex came out to greet me. “How did your day go?” he asked. I dropped my bags in the foyer and looked over at him. “I think I need a minute to meditate.” I said as I slipped offContinue reading “QUIET TIME”

“We’re out of ice cubes!” my son Alex called from the kitchen. I was grumbling under my breath as I went into the kitchen. “The ice maker not working is driving me nuts!” I sighed as I took the two ice cube trays from the freezer, twisted them to loosen the ice, and dumped themContinue reading “ICE MAKER”

When the bag that held our Christmas tree came down from the attic I opened it up and pulled out one of the limbs. My son Alex’s girlfriend Chloe couldn’t help but laugh. “I think you need a new tree!” “I know.” I sighed looking at the sad limb that barely had any needles leftContinue reading “TREE HUNT”