Author Archives: kathymiele28

I’d been away for a few days and when I returned I was thrilled that I came back to a clean kitchen. “Thanks guys!” I said to my husband Steven and son Alex. “I was afraid I’d come back to a sink full of dishes!” “Hey, we clean up after ourselves!” Steven said as heContinue reading “SNITCHES”

It was early Sunday morning when I got a text from my sister Liz. She’d sent a screen shot of a question I’d posted on the Netherlands Facebook group saying: ‘Vacationed in the Netherlands last year and loved it!!! Was wondering exactly what was in the Mayo you dip your fries in? I can’t findContinue reading “DIPPING DILEMMA”

My husband Steven and son Alex and I were headed back to the car after a fabulous round of mini golf. “I can’t believe you got two hole-in-ones!” Alex said as he climbed in the back seat. I couldn’t hide my smile, I was grinning from ear to ear. “I can’t believe it either! ThatContinue reading “MINI GOLF TRADITION”

“Well, this stinks.” I said as I began to read the letter my husband Steven had just handed me. “What?” Steven was going through the rest of the mail. I held up the letter from AARP. “Nothing says you’re old like a letter from the American Association of Retired Persons telling you you can nowContinue reading “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YOU’RE OLD”

We were sitting on the patio of our favorite Mexican restaurant eating a late lunch. I looked over at my son Alex. “This was a great idea!” I said as I took a bite of my Pollo Especial that we were sharing. My husband Steven nodded in agreement as he took a bite of hisContinue reading “SPEED LIMIT”

It was a Friday evening and my son Alex and I were walking around our neighborhood when we noticed a lot of families setting up tables in their driveways. “Must be the town wide yard sale this weekend.” I said as we passed a woman wheeling out a rolling rack of clothes. I began shakingContinue reading “TREASURE HUNTING”

I knocked on my son Alex’s bedroom door. “Can I come in?” I called. “Sure!” I walked into his sitting room and saw that he had a clear plastic bag of rubber snakes on his couch. I picked it up but held it away from me, because even though they’re rubber they’re still snakes. “WhatContinue reading “MANIC MOCKINGBIRD”

After dinner my son Alex and I decided to take a drive down to the beach. There’s a National Park by us called Sandy Hook, a peninsula that has the ocean on one side and the bay on the other. We parked the car in the lot and made our way across the sand toContinue reading “PEEK-A-BOO”

I was sitting on the couch, reading the morning newspaper, when my son Alex came out of his room. I looked at my phone to check the time. “It’s only 6:30, what are you doing up so early?” Alex used his fist to rub his eye. “I’ve been up since 3:30! Those stupid robin’s madeContinue reading “EARLY BIRD”

My husband Steven held his phone up to me, “Alex and I thought you might like this for Mother’s Day.” I took the phone from him and looked at what he’d saved on his Amazon account. It was a beautiful black rocking chair. “I thought we’d get two of them.” he added. “Oh my gosh!Continue reading “ROCKING MOM”