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I was out on our back porch sitting in my rocking chair, leaned forward with my elbows on my knees, patiently waiting for the Monarch butterfly to come out of its chrysalis. “You can do it!” I cheered it on. My son Alex had walked out on the porch. “Who are you talking to?” “MyContinue reading “EMERGING STAR”

I was pulling a baking sheet from the drawer when my son Alex came into the kitchen. “Are you starting dinner?” he asked as he went to the cabinet and took out a glass. “Yup!” I put the baking sheet on the counter and went to get the roll of tin foil. “We’re having yourContinue reading “RETRO DINNER”

I heard my son Alex in the kitchen refilling his glass with water. “Hey, Alex!” I called out to him. “I’m finished! Do you want to see?” Seconds later, Alex was standing in the doorway, taking a sip from his glass. “TaDa!” I cried as I moved my hands over the finished puzzle like aContinue reading “PUZZLE CLUB”

My son Alex and I had just returned from a trip to a local farmer’s market where we’d loaded up on all kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables. As I was unloading the bags I grabbed the block of cheese we’d also picked up. “We have to try this right now.” I said as IContinue reading “CHEESE PLEASE”

“Come on, little guys! Keep eating!” I was on my back porch, kneeling down next to a swamp milkweed plant, one of two plants that a client had given to my husband Steven. “This is going to be so great!” I cried as I tipped a leaf back to show Steven where a tiny monarchContinue reading “MONARCH BEAUTY”

It was almost dusk and I could hear the rumblings of thunder off in the distance. “Oh boy! A thunderstorm!” I looked over at my husband Steven and our son Alex. “Do you guys want to go sit out on the porch and wait for it to come in?” I was looking out the kitchenContinue reading “STORM’S COMING”

“Is there water in the bird bath?” my husband Steven called to me from the kitchen. I walked down the hall and saw Steven standing by the sink looking out the window to our back yard. “I just filled it this morning!” I cried. I looked over Steven’s shoulder and saw a robin and aContinue reading “POOL’S EMPTY”

My son Alex and I were walking around one of our favorite lakes when I noticed a turtle sunning itself on top of a tree stump that was sticking out of the water. I stopped and pointed it out. “How long do you think it took him to get to the top of that?” IContinue reading “TURTLE COVE”

“That’s it!” I called as I walked in the front door and dropped my bags by the chair. “Last day of school.” Alex said as he came around the corner from the kitchen. “Congratulations!” “Thanks!” I flopped down on the couch and put my feet up on the coffee table. “What a weird year it’sContinue reading “SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER”

It was first thing in the morning and I was leaning against the kitchen counter holding a steaming cup of tea, looking out our glass door, when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you looking at?” he asked. I pointed at our railing as I took a sip from my cup. “ThatContinue reading “LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION”