Author Archives: kathymiele28

“Oh, my gosh!” I cried. “I think I’ve finally figured it out!” My husband Steven and I had just come home from dinner and I was sitting on the couch listening to my stomach go crazy. My son Alex came into the room. “What did you figure out?” He asked. “Why my stomach is alwaysContinue reading “CHEESE PLEASE”

We’d had a big snowstorm a few days earlier but, with the sun out and the temperature above freezing, the snow was beginning to melt. My son Alex and I were headed to my car, going out to do some errands, when I noticed a small dandelion trying it’s best to push through a patchContinue reading “PUSHING THROUGH”

I was sitting on the couch finishing up a phone call with my sister Liz when my son Alex came into the room. “Okay, so I’ll talk to you later.” I told her. “Have a good night.” While I was hanging up I saw a confused look on his face. “Why don’t you say ‘loveContinue reading “LOVE YOU”

“Okay, it’s finally here!” I called from the front door as I dragged the large cardboard box into the house. I’d ordered my son Max a small dining room table with two chairs for his house. My son Alex came into the living room. “Do you want me to help you put it together?” IContinue reading “ZEN BUILDING”

“I love snow days!” I said as I looked out our front window. The ground was covered in snow with a few flakes still coming down. “You haven’t had a snow day in years.” My son Alex said as he came into the room. We both stood at the front window watching our neighbors acrossContinue reading “FOOTSTEPS IN THE SNOW”

“These blueberries aren’t any good.” My son Alex called from the kitchen. “Are you kidding me!” I cried as I went into the kitchen to see what he was talking about. “I just bought them yesterday!” As I walked in Alex shrugged his shoulders and handed me the container. “They’re a little shriveled.” I lookedContinue reading “FEED THE BIRDS”

I came out of my bedroom and headed for the kitchen to make myself my morning cup of tea. As I came around the corner I felt a bit dizzy and grabbed a hold of the counter to steady myself. “Are you okay?” My son Alex asked. “Just another wave of feeling a little lightContinue reading “LIFE CHANGING”

My son Alex came into the kitchen and noticed that I had my elbows on our butcher’s block, with my hands resting under my chin, staring at a plant. “What are you doing?” He asked as he opened the cabinet and took out a bag of coffee. “I’m watching this amaryllis bulb I planted aContinue reading “AMARYLLIS”

It was Christmas night and everyone was getting ready to sit down for dinner. “Okay, everybody. Before I put dinner on the table lets pop our Christmas crackers!” My husband Steven picked his up off his plate and our son Alex took his, too. “Didn’t we already do this at breakfast?” Alex asked. “We did!Continue reading “FAMILY TRADITION”

My son Alex and I were headed out to run some errands. As we got in the car and I started the engine the radio immediately came on. I didn’t even get the chance to hear what song was playing before Alex reached over and turned it off. “Hey!” I said as I clicked myContinue reading “SOUNDS OF THE SEASON”