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I was sitting in a rocker on our front porch, my face tilted up to the sun when my son Alex came outside. “Aren’t you cold?” he asked as he sat in the rocker next to me. I pulled the zipper of my sweatshirt up closer to my neck. “It’s not so bad in theContinue reading “WINDY WORK”

It was a brisk fall afternoon and my son Alex and I were walking through the park when I looked down on the pavement and saw a wooly caterpillar inching along in front of us. I stopped, putting my arm out before Alex accidentally stepped on him. “Did you know these guys can predict whatContinue reading “WOOLY WINTER”

My son Alex and I were getting in the car when I paused and couldn’t help but feel a little sad. “Well, I guess it’s time.” I said as I brushed off some sand that was on my seat before I climbed in and started the car. “Time for what?” Alex buckled his seat belt.Continue reading “TIMES UP”

I was sitting in the living room watching television when all of a sudden, “Ah-Choo.” I hadn’t even felt the sneeze coming but luckily I was able to catch it in the crook of my arm. “Are you sick?” my son Alex came into the living room. My husband Steven came in from our bedroom.Continue reading “ARE YOU SICK?”

“Are you sure you haven’t seen any hummingbirds lately?” I was asking my son Alex as we stood on the back deck. Alex had just finished filling the bird feeders and was still holding the bag of seed. “I’m positive.” he sighed. “You’ve asked me that question every day for the past week.” “I know.”Continue reading “BYE BYE BIRDIE”

I was on my hands and knees on top of my dryer when my husband Steven walked by the laundry room. He stopped in the doorway. “What are you doing?” I was trying to peek behind the dryer. “You can’t hear that?” I had to duck under the shelf trying to see past the dryerContinue reading “LAUNDRY CRICKET”

I was scrolling through my e-mail when one quickly caught my eye. I clicked on it and had to laugh. “Reverend Kathryn!” I cried. “I completely forgot about that!” My son Alex, who was sitting across the room, looked up. “You’re a Reverend?” “No, but I almost was.” I opened the e-mail and began readingContinue reading “ORDAINED”

Jogging up the front porch steps, I came into the house and went directly to the kitchen. Opening the cabinet under the sink I grabbed a bottle of window cleaner and pulled the paper towels off it’s stand. It was as I was headed back out the front door when I noticed my husband StevenContinue reading “WINDSHIELD BUDDY”

“What do you feel like having for lunch?” I asked my son Alex as he sat on the couch reading a magazine. He shrugged his shoulders. “Doesn’t matter to me. Whatever you want.” I leaned against the door frame and thought about it for a moment. “How about egg salad sandwiches?” Alex looked up fromContinue reading “PERFECT HARD BOILED EGG”

I was sitting on the back deck reading the newspaper when my son Alex came out to sit. “Morning!” I said as I tried to turn the page and refold the newspaper. The wind wasn’t making it easy as I struggled to make the fold. “You know, you could just read the paper online andContinue reading “NEWSPAPER”