Author Archives: kathymiele28

On Christmas Eve I’d come down with a fever, so I put myself to bed and began taking Covid tests. After a few days, and several negative tests later, I felt like I was fighting a cold and could come out of quarantine. A day later my son Alex and his girlfriend Chloe got sick.Continue reading “HEALTHY NEW YEAR”

I tucked the last wrapped present under the tree and stood back to admire it all. That’s when my husband Steven came into the room. He walked up next to me and put his arm around my waist. “You’ve really done a spectacular job again this year.” He said as he looked at the treeContinue reading “READY OR NOT”

It had been a long day at work. As I unlocked the front door my son Alex came out to greet me. “How did your day go?” he asked. I dropped my bags in the foyer and looked over at him. “I think I need a minute to meditate.” I said as I slipped offContinue reading “QUIET TIME”

“We’re out of ice cubes!” my son Alex called from the kitchen. I was grumbling under my breath as I went into the kitchen. “The ice maker not working is driving me nuts!” I sighed as I took the two ice cube trays from the freezer, twisted them to loosen the ice, and dumped themContinue reading “ICE MAKER”

When the bag that held our Christmas tree came down from the attic I opened it up and pulled out one of the limbs. My son Alex’s girlfriend Chloe couldn’t help but laugh. “I think you need a new tree!” “I know.” I sighed looking at the sad limb that barely had any needles leftContinue reading “TREE HUNT”

“Okay, Thanksgiving is over.” I was standing in the middle of the living room, hands on my hips looking around the room. “Who’s helping me get the Christmas decorations down from the attic?” My husband Steven and our son Alex were laying on the couch, both with their hands on their bellies. “Seriously?” Steven groaned.Continue reading “AND WE’RE OFF”

My son Alex walked into the kitchen and looked at me tossing a clementine up in the air, catching it in one hand and than the other. “What are you doing?” he asked as he went over to the cabinet and pulled out a loaf of bread. “Teaching myself to juggle.” I kept tossing itContinue reading “JUGGLING”

My husband Steven and our son Alex and I were all sitting at the dining room table eating dinner when Steven stopped in mid-sentence and pointed past me. “There’s a balloon floating in the woods.” he said. Both Alex and I turned around to see what he was talking about. “What balloon?” I asked. StevenContinue reading “LITTLE THINGS”

My son Alex and I were standing out on our back porch, bundled up in sweatshirts, looking at my potted herb garden. “Are you going to bring any of them in?” He asked as he pulled off a yellow leaf from my basil plant. “Nope.” I shook my head. “I’m not making that mistake again.”Continue reading “THE ANTS GO MARCHING”

“What are you doing?” My son Alex had just pulled up in the driveway and was walking up our front walk when he’d noticed me crouching over our fall display. “Never thought I’d be doing this but, it seems like I’m going to be weeding our decorations this season.” I complained as I yanked anotherContinue reading “WEEDING DECORATIONS”