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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”

I was in the kitchen, finishing up with the after-dinner dishes, when my husband Steven and son Alex came through, headed for the back deck. “It’s a beautiful night out.” Steven said as he opened the back door. “You want to come out and sit with us for awhile?” “Sure.” I picked up the potContinue reading “CRICKETS AND KATYDIDS”

I was washing a ping pong ball in the sink when my husband Steven came into the kitchen. “What’s that for?” he asked looking at the ball as I grabbed a paper towel and began drying it. “It’s a toy for Bubba.” I looked over at the fish tank where our beautiful blue betta fishContinue reading “BETTA BUBBA”

My son Alex and I have been spending a lot of time walking this summer. We’ve discovered new parks and walking routes all over the county. It was as we were walking around one of our favorite shady routes (a mile loop around a rugby field) that I noticed a couple coming towards us withContinue reading “WALKING ETIQUETTE”