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“Storm’s coming.” I stated as Steven came into the kitchen to help me make dinner. He pulled up his sleeves and began washing his hands. “Is that what the Weather Channel said?” I stood next to him and pointed out the window. “Nope, they did.” Dozens of birds were at our feeder jockeying for position.Continue reading “BIRD BRAWL”

My husband, Steven and I were sitting on the couch watching a movie when a commercial came on. I reached over for my bottle of water. “Aren’t the blooms on my African violet spectacular!” I said looking over at him and smiling. Steven looked completely confused. “What?” “My African violet.” I pointed to the beautifulContinue reading “BLIND TO THE BLOOMS”

I walked into the kitchen, shopping bags hanging from one arm while my hands were holding a pastry box. “Guess what I got at the bakery?” I said as I gently laid the box on the counter and dropped the shopping bags on the floor. “What?” my son Alex asked as he pulled the tapeContinue reading “NO SCONE ZONE”

I opened my side of our bedroom closet and a pair of sweatpants tumbled down from my top shelf. I bent over, scooped them up and tossed them back on the shelf. “Are you serious?” Steven asked as he walked out of the bathroom in time to see me tossing the sweatpants. “What?” I lookedContinue reading “ORGANIZED CHAOS”

“Oh my gosh! These are so cute!” I came into the kitchen where my husband, Steven was busy making a salad and held up my phone for him to see. “Fairy doors?” Steven seemed confused as he continued to cut up the romaine. “I just ordered them!” I looked back at my phone. “They shouldContinue reading “FAIRY GARDEN”

“Okay, this is ridiculous!” I cried as I dumped several remote controls on the dining room table. Steven was sitting at the table returning some e-mails on his phone. “Where did they come from?” He asked, looking at the pile I’d just put in front of him. “I decided to clean out some drawers todayContinue reading “REMOTE CONTROL HOARDER”

I was laying on the couch, eyes closed, when I heard Steven quietly walk past me. “I’m up.” I said as I stretched and looked out the window. I could see it was already late in the afternoon. “How long have I been napping?” I asked as I tried to see the clock on theContinue reading “NAPTIME”

“It sure smells good in here.” Steven said as he came into the kitchen. I was just taking the banana bread out of the oven. “It should be ready for me to make it into French toast as soon as it cools.” I flipped it out of the pan and onto a cooling rack. “WhileContinue reading “SNOW DAY”

I was busy flipping through a magazine and tearing out pages that interested me when Steven walked into the room. “What are you doing?” he asked. “I’m getting pictures for my vision board.” I ripped a picture of tulips from a page and placed it on the coffee table. “This one’s for my trip toContinue reading “VISION BOARD”

I was in our laundry room, busy wrapping some last minute gifts, when my husband Steven came into the room. “How’s it going in here?” he asked as he looked over my shoulder to see what I was wrapping. I’d set up my wrapping station on my ironing board. “I’m almost finished.” I said asContinue reading “ALREADY UNDER THE TREE”