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Dinner was done and I was putting my plate in the dishwasher when I turned to Alex and asked, “Do you have room for dessert? I have cookies.” “Really?” Alex sounded surprised as he placed his plate in the sink. I shook my head and gave him the stink eye as I pointed to hisContinue reading “BACK TO COOKIE BAKING”

I was hunched over the coffee table with my address book in front of me, frantically scribbling names and addresses on envelopes, when Steven walked into the room. “What are you up to?” he asked. “The holiday cards.” I grumbled. “You don’t seem like you’re having much fun.” he said as he sat down nextContinue reading “THE CARD IS IN THE MAIL”

It was first thing in the morning and I met Steven out in the kitchen. “You know what today is, don’t you?” I asked him as I got my tea cup out of the cabinet. “Hmm…the day after Thanksgiving?” he asked as he handed me a tea bag. “You know what we always do onContinue reading “CHANGING THE HOLIDAYS”

My son Alex and I were on an early evening walk through our neighborhood when I happened to notice a lottery ticket laying in the gutter. I pointed it out to him. “Looks like someone got mad when it turned out to be a loser.” Alex looked down. “How do you know it’s a loser?”Continue reading “LOTTERY LITTER”

Steven and I were sitting on the couch reading the morning paper. “I hate turning the clocks back!” Steven grumbled as he pointed to the reminder at the top of the newspaper. “Not me!” I cried. “I love it!” Steven looked over at me, I could see the confusion on his face. “Since when? YouContinue reading “FALL BACK”

Steven and I were on a weekend getaway to Cape May. We stopped at Cape May Point Park and while we wandered through the different paths, Steven snapped pictures. An hour or so later we were back in the car. “Can I see the photo’s you took?” “Sure.” He began swiping through his photos. “Oh…”Continue reading “FACEBOOK FRIENDS”

My son Alex and I were headed out to pick up breakfast. I grabbed my keys from the kitchen counter. “I’ll drive if you run in and pick up the bagels.” I said as I headed for the front door. Alex slipped on his shoes and grabbed a baseball cap, “Sounds good to me.” heContinue reading “RADIO’S BROKEN”

I was hurrying out of the bedroom to get my morning cup of tea. “I overslept!” I cried as I passed Steven in the kitchen and grabbed the kettle from the stove. “Oh, I thought you were just sleeping in.” he said as he moved out of the way so I could get to theContinue reading “IS THIS A DREAM”

I was running late for work so I grabbed my cup of tea and ran to go take a shower. Once I turned on the water I did what I always do while I’m waiting for the shower to get to the right temperature. I closed my eyes and stepped on the scale. Taking aContinue reading “WEIGHING IN”

Steven and I have been watching separate T.V.’s for years, mostly because we had vastly different tastes in shows. But recently we decided we wanted to spend more time together so, here we were, sitting on the couch while Steven channel surfed. “Can we please just land on a show and watch it?” I begged.Continue reading “RELEASE THE CONTROLLER”