“Where’d you go?” My son Alex asked me as I was coming around from the side of the house. “I’m on a bud hunt.” I said as we both headed for the car. “You were checking to see if the daffodils have come up yet, weren’t you?” He laughed as he opened the car door.Continue reading “BUD HUNT”
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CLEAN SHEET NIGHT
I’d been busy doing laundry most of the morning. When the load with my sheets came out of the dryer I threw them on my bed, planning on putting them on later. Hours went by when I finally went back in my bedroom and was surprised to see that the bed had already been made.Continue reading “CLEAN SHEET NIGHT”
MADE FROM SCRATCH
I had just lined up a half dozen mason jars on the kitchen counter when my son Alex came into the room. “What are you up to?” He asked as I began pulling spices from the cabinet. “I’m making homemade ranch, taco and gravy mixes.” I shook the container of chili powder to make sureContinue reading “MADE FROM SCRATCH”
A RESOLUTION I CAN KEEP
“I think I’ve found my New Year’s resolution for this year.” I said as I stepped back and admired the kitchen drawer I’d just cleaned out. My son Alex came into the room. “You know it’s almost March, right? I don’t think anyone is talking about New Year’s resolutions anymore.” “Exactly! That’s because no oneContinue reading “A RESOLUTION I CAN KEEP”
STRETCH FIRST
“Oh, no!” I cried as I hobbled into the living room holding the back of the couch with one hand while the other hand was resting on my lower back. “I threw out my back!” My son Alex and husband Steven looked at me as I gently lowered myself onto the couch wincing as IContinue reading “STRETCH FIRST”
LUNCH OR WEIGHTLIFTING
“Okay. That looks beautiful!” I said as I stood next to my son Alex as we looked in the Tupperware drawer. It no longer housed plastic containers but, was now filled with only glass containers instead. I looked over at Alex. “They say the glass containers are healthier to eat out of.” Alex started toContinue reading “LUNCH OR WEIGHTLIFTING”
HOUSE GUEST
“WINSTON’S HERE!” I called out as I saw the car pull into our driveway. Winston is a little black Shih Tzu mix that was going to be our house guest for the weekend. I opened the front door and watched as he scampered up to me wearing his little plaid coat. He stopped for aContinue reading “HOUSE GUEST”
GOOD-BYE LITTLE FRIEND
“How’s Gary doing?” I asked as I walked into the kitchen. My son Alex was standing at our butcher’s block where our fish tank is, watching our Beta fish, Gary, slowly swimming around. “Not too good.” Alex said as he put the fish flakes back on top of the tank. “He wouldn’t eat this morning.”Continue reading “GOOD-BYE LITTLE FRIEND”
SAVE THE LEFTOVERS
My husband Steven and our son Alex were sitting at the dinner table. I passed Steven the bowl of rice. “By the way, I made extra rice so we can have it tomorrow with a beef stir fry I’m making.” Steven took the bowl from me and began serving himself. “Wow. There’s a lot ofContinue reading “SAVE THE LEFTOVERS”
MOMENT ON THE LIPS
I was standing in the kitchen by a large unopened box of candy when my son Alex came into the room. “Are you finally going to open that?” he asked, pointing to the candy. I sighed. “Not yet.” “Wow! You’re certainly showing a lot of willpower.” “It’s not willpower at all.” I pushed the boxContinue reading “MOMENT ON THE LIPS”
Slice of Life 