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My husband Steven and our son Alex and I were walking into the house after an afternoon visit with Steven’s brother and his family. “I love visiting Liz and Donny!” I dropped the two packages of parsley seeds on the coffee table. “I feel like Donny’s our own family horticulturist.” I was still nibbling onContinue reading “FAMILY HORTICULTURIST”

“Don’t forget your water bottles!” my son Alex called from the kitchen as I was headed out the front door for work. “Oh, for the love of…” I put my bags down and went back to the kitchen to pick up my two insulated water bottles from the counter. “I just finished filling them too!”Continue reading “HYDRATE”

My son Alex came into the kitchen as I was busy beating some eggs in a bowl. “Oh, good! You’re up!” I held out the bowl for him to see. “Do you want some eggs for breakfast?” I went over to the sink to peek inside the watering can I was filling to see ifContinue reading “THREE CUPS YOU’RE OUT”

I was sitting in a chair in our living room across from my son Alex who was laying on the couch. “Do you remember when we were in the woods yesterday and that chipmunk was talking to us?” I asked him. Alex laughed. “You mean the one where you were saying, ‘Hey little buddy youContinue reading “SECOND LANGUAGE”

My husband Steven and our son Alex and I were walking down the path of one of our favorite parks when I spotted what looked like a small tree. “I bet you that’s a black walnut tree.” I said as I walked off the path to get a better look. “Nope.” Steven said. “It looksContinue reading “PICTURE THIS”

“Hey, Alex!” I called to my son. “You want to take a quick trip to the beach?” I was just finishing loading the dishwasher with all the dinner dishes. Alex came out of his room, looking at his phone. “Sure. We have another hour before it gets dark.” “Great!” I dropped the detergent pod inContinue reading “LOCAL SUMMER”

I just finished making lunch and handed my husband Steven a plate with a turkey and swiss sandwich on it. I gave my son Alex his plate and grabbed mine as we all headed into the dining room. Once we were seated I looked over at Steven and proudly announced, “I stomped on a spottedContinue reading “ONE STOMP AT A TIME”

I pulled my bathrobe a little tighter before I sat down on the couch and grabbed my laptop. “Okay, let’s see if she sent me the link.” I said to myself as I opened my mail. Sure enough my sister, Liz had sent me the link to her church service. I settled back in theContinue reading “SUNDAY SERVICE”

I had just walked into the laundry room, ready to switch a load of clothes from the washing machine to the dryer when I realized I was standing in a puddle of water in my bare feet. “NOOOO!” I could see that it wasn’t just a puddle but the entire floor was covered in aContinue reading “WASHER DOWN”

“Okay, I’m going!” I called to my husband Steven. I’d just hung up the phone with my sister Liz, who now lived in North Carolina. I was sitting in the living room when Steven popped his head around the corner from the kitchen. “I thought you said you couldn’t go.” “I didn’t think I could.”Continue reading “ROAD TRIP”