Author Archives: kathymiele28

“It’s here! It’s finally here!” I cried as I went over to the oven to reset the clock. “Spring ahead!” My son Alex came into the kitchen. “What are you doing?” he asked as he opened the refrigerator to see if anything caught his eye. “I’m moving the clocks ahead!” I cried. “It’s Daylight SavingsContinue reading “DAYLIGHT SAVINGS”

It felt like a normal Saturday morning. I came out of the shower, dressed, went into the kitchen and loaded the dishwasher then turned it on. Next, I went downstairs to put in a load of laundry. After that I headed to our bathroom to finish getting ready for the day. As I came intoContinue reading “TAKING NOTES”

My son Alex and I were getting ready to go for a walk when my husband Steven came into the room. “Where are you two headed?” he asked. “We’re going to take a walk in the woods.” Alex said as he was putting on his jacket. “Do you want to come?” Steven shook his head.Continue reading “SIGNS FROM ABOVE”

I came into the house carrying several grocery bags, when I was met at the door by Winston, a little black, silver streaked Shih Tzu mix. “Well, look who’s here for a sleepover!” I cried as I put the bags down on the floor and began petting him. “Oh my gosh! You are so darnContinue reading “SIR WINSTON”

“I don’t know.” I shrugged my shoulders as I took a forkful of loaded mashed potatoes and put it in my mouth. “What do you want to do for Valentine’s Day this year?” My husband Steven asked as we sat at the table eating dinner with our son Alex. “Do you want to go outContinue reading “LOW KEY VALENTINE’S DAY”

“Okay, the new television is mounted on the wall.” My husband Steven handed me the new remote. “The only thing left is to program it.” “What?” I looked at the remote in my hand and then back up at Steven. “You know I’m tech challenged!” “You’ll be fine.” Steven assured me as he patted myContinue reading “TECH SUPPORT”

When I looked over at him he stopped and brought his hand closer towards my face. “Hold still.” he said. It was first thing in the morning and my husband Steven and I were busy getting ready for work. I was standing in front of our closet, wondering what I was going to wear, whenContinue reading “MAKE A WISH”

I stood in the doorway of the laundry room, staring at the five different piles I’d made when my husband Steven walked by. “What are you doing?” “I’m decluttering.” Steven pointed to one of the piles. “What’s the difference between the piles?” I pointed to the pile closest to me. “Those are things to moveContinue reading “DECLUTTER”

I walked up the front sidewalk of my house. I had an orchid cradled in the crook of my arm, my other hand up by the flowers to protect them from the wind. I was struggling to get the house key out of my pocket when my son Alex opened the front door. “Thanks!” IContinue reading “LITTLE BEAUTY”

I was sitting on the couch using my phone to skim through some articles on the internet when I came across one that caught my interest. “Okay, now I know what I have!” I called out to my husband Steven who was out in the kitchen making a sandwich. “I have all the symptoms!” “WhatContinue reading “LOW-E”