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We’d invited some friends over for pizza and Steven had made some appetizers. As he put the plate of tomato, mozzarella and basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar and olive oil on the table he proudly announced. “This came out of Kathy’s garden!” “Oh, the tomatoes!” Nicole asked as she scooped one off the plate. “No,Continue reading “NOT A GARDEN”

I walked into the laundry room and saw the laundry basket overflowing with clothes. “Oh come on! I thought I caught up with the laundry yesterday!” I cried as I began sorting the dirty clothes into piles. “Are you talking to me?” my husband Steven called. “I am if you’re the one who dumped allContinue reading “LAUNDRY DAY EVERYDAY”

It was noon and my son Alex was just coming out of his bedroom. “Want to go down to the beach and grab a hot dog for lunch?” I asked him as he came into the room rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Alex looked out the window. “It looks like a perfect beachContinue reading “BACK ROAD WARRIOR”

I’d been sitting on my back deck trying to enjoy a beautiful summer morning when I couldn’t take it anymore. “Okay, you two! It’s time to knock it off!” I cried. Steven looked over at me. “Who are you talking to?” I pointed to the catbird sitting on our grill top, screeching at the topContinue reading “KIKI AND THE CATBIRD”

Alex and I were driving into our development when we both spotted the lemonade stand set up down the street. Two little girls, both holding signs, were waving and calling out to us. “Should we stop?” I asked Alex. “Sure, an open pitcher sitting out in the hot sun for who know how long soundsContinue reading “LEMONADE STAND”

I was sitting on the back steps of my deck watching two bunnies nibbling away on some clover flowers when Steven came out and sat down next to me. “Aren’t they adorable?” I sighed as I pointed to the bunnies. “I just love watching their little faces scrunch up when they chew.” Steven didn’t answerContinue reading “CLOVER FLOWERS”

I was having a busy errand day, and one of my stops was an oil change for my car. The sign in front of the garage promised it would take only twenty minutes, and I was counting on them to keep that promise as I handed my keys to the mechanic. I went into theContinue reading “OIL CHANGE THERAPY”

“It’s happening!” I cried. “This is the second time today that I forgot where I put my car keys!” I was searching the counter tops moving canisters and the toaster, but not finding them. “Aren’t they in the basket?” Steven asked as he came into the kitchen to help me. I held out the emptyContinue reading “MIND GAMES”

I was sitting on my back deck, bouncing back and forth between feeling annoyed and resigned, while I watched a squirrel hanging upside down on my bird feeder. “How long can he do that?” I asked Steven, who was sitting next to me. “What?” Steven looked up from his newspaper. I pointed to the upsideContinue reading “SQUIRREL STANDOFF”

“What are you looking at?” Alex asked as he came into the room and saw me looking out the window and up into the sky.” I pointed up to the top of the telephone pole that was next to our driveway. “Do you see the crow sitting on the top of the pole?” Alex cameContinue reading “CROWS ON POLES”