Author Archives: kathymiele28

It was late in the morning and I was still in my pajamas. That’s not unusual for me on a weekend, especially if I was going to be doing laundry and cleaning the house. But on this particular Saturday I rolled out my exercise mat, went to Goggle and downloaded a free Yoga lesson, andContinue reading “NAMASTE”

The roast was in the oven and I was just pulling all the ingredients out of the refrigerator for a salad when my husband, Steven came into the kitchen. “Wow, it sure smells good in here.” “Thanks. Dinner should be ready in about ten minutes.” “Great! I’m starving!” he said as he went to theContinue reading “HUMMINGBIRD FIRST”

“ALEX!” I screamed. “HELP! THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY COMPUTER!” Alex came into my office, took one look at my gray screen with two white lines going through it and said, “I’ve never seen that before.” “What?” I could feel my heart pounding in my chest. “What’s wrong with it?” “What did you do?” heContinue reading “TECH SUPPORT”

Warm weather was here and I was finally enjoying my back deck again. The sun was out and there was a gentle breeze. I was busy admiring the tiny buds on the trees when my son Alex came out to join me. We weren’t really saying much to each other just watching the birds atContinue reading “SQUIRREL INTERVENTION”

My husband, Steven and I were picking up some friends to go out to dinner. We pulled into their driveway and they got into the back seat. As we drove out of the neighborhood Steven made a sharp turn and we heard something roll out from under my front seat. “Why do you have aContinue reading “ROCK COLLECTOR”

I was picking up some flower pots, that I’d thrown behind the shed last fall, when I noticed something wonderful. “Steven, come quick! You have to see this!” I called to my husband who was busy spreading grass seed over the bare patches in our lawn. “I’ve got my hands full at the moment.” heContinue reading “LITTLE BELLS”

My son Alex had borrowed my car to go pick up a few of his friends. When he returned home he dropped the car keys in my hand and said, “By the way, there’s a weird smell in your car.” “What kind of smell?” I asked. “I don’t know.” He stopped to think about itContinue reading “PINK SNOWSTORM”

“Has anyone seen my blue reading glasses?” I called to anyone in the house that was in earshot. No answer. “Come on!” I cried. “I can’t make dinner until I find them!” That got them all running. “Where did you see them last?” Steven asked as he magically appeared in the kitchen next to me.Continue reading “WHAT’S THAT SAY?”

“Do you want to go to a yoga class with me?” This question was coming from a friend who was always trying to find a new way to keep herself in shape. Of course my first thought was to say, “Heck no, I enjoy my extra pounds.” but I would have been lying so insteadContinue reading “BREAKING A SWEAT”

My husband, Steven walked into the kitchen to find me standing at the counter holding a handful of little yellow leaves. “It seems that I’m slowly killing it.” I said sadly. Steven’s sister had sent him a bonsai tree for his birthday. I was so happy when it first arrived. I read the card thatContinue reading “BONSAI BIRTHDAY”