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“Okay, everyone! Listen up!” I was in the kitchen facing away from my son Alex and husband Steven. “I’m headed back to school tomorrow so there’s going to be some rules that are going to be put back into place.” I was cleaning out my work bag. “I wished I’d done this when school endedContinue reading “BACK TO SCHOOL RULES”

My son Alex and I were at a farmer’s market picking up fresh fruits and vegetables for our Labor Day barbecue. I looked in my cart. “Okay, we have a half a dozen ears of corn, some strawberries, blueberries, and…” I tried to remember what else we had said we were going to pick up.Continue reading “KNOCK, KNOCK”

I was sitting at the dining room table writing some note cards when my son Alex walked in the room. “What are you up to today?” He asked as he stopped next to me and gave me a kiss on the top of my head. “Well, after I finish writing this thank you note IContinue reading “WRITTEN THANKS”

It was first thing in the morning and I was sitting on my sister Liz’s screened porch sipping a cup of tea. I was watching the birds, bees, and butterflies flitting from feeder to shrubs to trees and back to the feeder again. Liz came out on the porch with her coffee. “How’d you sleep?”Continue reading “SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY”

I was visiting my sister Liz in North Carolina and we were on her back patio tending her plants. I was deadheading some flowers while she was filling her watering can. I had just clipped a faded flower from her geranium plant when I noticed a hummingbird whiz by my head. I looked around herContinue reading “GRILL MASTER”

We were in the middle of eating dinner when my son Alex asked, “Can you please pass the mashed potatoes?” The bowl was sitting next to me so I picked it up and handed it to him. While my arm was outstretched my husband Steven looked over at me with a concerned look on hisContinue reading “SCAR STORIES”

I had just pulled the pan of chicken parmesan out of the oven and had placed it on top of the stove when my son Alex came into the kitchen. “About how long until dinner?” he asked. “I’m going to say about fifteen minutes.” Alex looked around the kitchen. “Is there anything I can doContinue reading “A-TISKET-A-TASKET”

“Hey, Alex!” I called out to my son. “Do you use insect repellent?” Alex came into the living room where I was scrolling on my phone. “I spray my sneakers when I’m going out in the woods for a walk.” “But you don’t spray it on your skin do you?” Alex looked confused. “I don’tContinue reading “WEED KILLER”

I was sitting on the back porch reading when my son Alex came out and pointed towards the woods. “The chipmunk feeder is working out great.” He said with a laugh. “What?” I looked up from my book and sure enough there was a chipmunk sitting on the ledge of my new bird feeder. “Oh,Continue reading “PARKOURING CHIPMUNK”