My son Alex and I were in the car driving to the park when I heard him say, “Well, hello little guy.” I looked over to the passenger seat, where he was sitting, and saw his hand up by the top of his window. “What are you doing?” I asked looking back at the road.Continue reading “SPEEDING WITH A SPIDER”
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EMBRACE THE POSITIVE
I was sitting on the couch scrolling through my phone. I’d just finished watching a video on how to make crock-pot shrimp scampi. “That’s a keeper!” I said to myself as I tapped the arrow to save the recipe to my messenger. “What’s a keeper?” My son Alex asked as he walked into the room.Continue reading “EMBRACE THE POSITIVE”
911 – WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY
I was in the middle of a dream when my phones wake up alarm went off. I was still groggy as I fumbled to reach for it on the bedside table. I turned off the alarm and was trying to put it back on the table when I missed and it clattered to the floor,Continue reading “911 – WHAT’S YOUR EMERGENCY”
PLEASE FLY AWAY
I was sitting on the couch, completely engrossed in my book, when there was a loud bang against the picture window just inches from my head. “What the heck!” I dropped my book and got up on my knees to see what had hit the window. When I didn’t see anything unusual I got upContinue reading “PLEASE FLY AWAY”
IN LIKE A LION OUT LIKE A LAMB
“Okay. I have to say I’m really glad my least favorite month of the year is done.” I said with a sigh as I leaned back against the couch and put my feet up on the coffee table. “Why’s March your least favorite month?” My husband Steven asked as he stopped and stood next toContinue reading “IN LIKE A LION OUT LIKE A LAMB”
AI OR NOT AI THAT IS THE QUESTION
I was scrolling through Facebook when a video popped up of an adorable little monkey, dressed in pajamas, looking into a bowl. The little guy paused for a moment, looked at the camera, and the most beautiful smile came across his face. “He’s adorable!” I cried. “I want one!” My son Alex came into theContinue reading “AI OR NOT AI THAT IS THE QUESTION”
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”
LET THE SEASON BEGIN
I was standing on a kitchen chair while my husband Steven handed me our ‘good china’ dinner plates. “Awesome dinner.” He said as I put the plates back on the top shelf of the cabinet. “Thanks!” He reached for my hand to help me down from the chair. “Now that Thanksgiving is in our rearContinue reading “LET THE SEASON BEGIN”
OFFLINE
I was sitting on the couch playing Solitaire on my phone when the ‘low battery’ notification appeared on my screen. “Okay. That’s it! I’m done!” I tossed my phone across the couch and watched as it landed on a pillow. “What’s wrong?” my son Alex asked as he came out of the kitchen with hisContinue reading “OFFLINE”
WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE
I was sitting on the floor surrounded by old photos when my son Alex came in the room. “What are you doing?” He asked as he looked at the mess I was sitting in the center of. “Reliving memories.” I sighed as I held up a photo of him with just his head sticking outContinue reading “WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE”
Slice of Life 