Author Archives: kathymiele28

After a quick knock on Alex’s door, I peeked my head into his room. “I’m doing a load of whites. Do you have any laundry you need done?” I asked. Alex was sitting at his desk working on his computer. “I’m not sure.” he said. “I’ll check in a minute.” Now, I know when AlexContinue reading “CARPET OF CLOTHES”

I’d gathered up all my exercise books that I’d been collecting for years, grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch and settled in for some reading. Steven walked by and saw the stack of books beside me. “Did you just buy all those books?” I smiled “Nope!” I took a quick sip fromContinue reading “READING TO WEIGHT LOSS”

We were at our annual holiday visit at my sister’s house. All of us were gathered around her kitchen island, when my sister looked over at my wrist and noticed a red burn. “How’d you get that one?” she asked. I held it out proudly so she could get a better look. “Christmas morning, cookingContinue reading “HOLIDAY SCARS”

My husband Steven and I were headed out the door, for another holiday get-together. “Are we bringing anything?” he asked as we put on our coats. I walked over to the wine rack and pulled out a bottle that already had a ribbon attached to it. “This is perfect.” I said. Steven stopped in frontContinue reading “RE-GIFTING RULES”

I was sitting on the couch, tucked under a blanket and scrolling through my Facebook feed, when Steven came into the living room and sat down next to me. “Check this out.” I said as I handed him my phone and gave him a piece of my blanket. “What am I looking at?” he askedContinue reading “VIRTUAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS”

Dinner was done and I was putting my plate in the dishwasher when I turned to Alex and asked, “Do you have room for dessert? I have cookies.” “Really?” Alex sounded surprised as he placed his plate in the sink. I shook my head and gave him the stink eye as I pointed to hisContinue reading “BACK TO COOKIE BAKING”

I was hunched over the coffee table with my address book in front of me, frantically scribbling names and addresses on envelopes, when Steven walked into the room. “What are you up to?” he asked. “The holiday cards.” I grumbled. “You don’t seem like you’re having much fun.” he said as he sat down nextContinue reading “THE CARD IS IN THE MAIL”

It was first thing in the morning and I met Steven out in the kitchen. “You know what today is, don’t you?” I asked him as I got my tea cup out of the cabinet. “Hmm…the day after Thanksgiving?” he asked as he handed me a tea bag. “You know what we always do onContinue reading “CHANGING THE HOLIDAYS”

My son Alex and I were on an early evening walk through our neighborhood when I happened to notice a lottery ticket laying in the gutter. I pointed it out to him. “Looks like someone got mad when it turned out to be a loser.” Alex looked down. “How do you know it’s a loser?”Continue reading “LOTTERY LITTER”

Steven and I were sitting on the couch reading the morning paper. “I hate turning the clocks back!” Steven grumbled as he pointed to the reminder at the top of the newspaper. “Not me!” I cried. “I love it!” Steven looked over at me, I could see the confusion on his face. “Since when? YouContinue reading “FALL BACK”