Nonsense From Wonderland

Here’s to a great new year!  I hope everyone gets everything they want and more in the coming months!  Xmas was great for us, and everyone was spoiled.  I thoroughly enjoyed break and had a hard time getting up this morning to get in the groove again.  The boys did not want to get up either!  Peyton got me in on their Pokemon fixation, by giving me Platinum for Xmas.  It’s easy to become obsessed with that game!  I never thought I would get the Pokemon thing.  Jason was home sick for a couple days the week of Xmas, and off 2 more days, so it was nice to have that extra time with him.  I ended up getting my first cold of the season as well, but thankfully it didn’t stick around. I think Jason’s finally over it too.

During break we saw a couple movies–The Princess and the Frog and The Squeakquel.  Princess was okay–definitely not my favorite Disney movie, and the boys were lukewarm on it (I think they thought it was more of a girl movie).  The Squeakquel was so cute!  Jason and I watched District 9 and Paranormal Activity.  I liked PA better.  District 9 was just odd.

Sis was here for 2 weeks, which was awesome!  She was planning on staying just a few days, for the craft show and the AFI concert, and it ended up being a longer visit.  The kids wanted her to stay for Xmas programs : ).  The AFI concert was great, even though their set was too short!  It was a radio station “festival” type show, and we weren’t into the 3 opening bands.  I am hoping they do a bigger, longer, headlining show!  We drove down to Denver in nasty weather, but I was glad we went.  Davey is so amazing live!  Jason and I went down a few days later to see Stephen Lynch for the 3rd time.  He was hysterical!  We were front row too!  I need to get something else lined up soon!  I always get antsy about not having any shows on the horizon!

I don’t typically make “resolutions” for myself at New Year’s.  I guess I don’t believe in resolutions.  Rather, I like to say I set “goals” for myself.  Last year I wanted to read more, and I did an excellent job of that, so will continue on with that this year.  I am trying to be better about exercising.  I was such a slug this summer, and have not been happy with the results of that.  I got Wii Active, after trying out Dana’s for a month, and am really enjoying that.  I just need to push myself more.

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Oh how I’ve neglected you, dear, poor blog!  I guess between Twitter and Facebook, I just never think to come over here!  So what’s been going on with the Millers since I last posted in July!?  In short–school, work, school, work, life, life, life!  Peyton seems to be enjoying 6th grade this year.  The whole class went on a trip to Jackson, to the Teton Science School.  It was a great experience for all the kids, and for many, the first time they’d been away from home (not for Peyton).  He seemed to be a little nervous though, when it came time to leave, and I think it was because he didn’t have any family going with him.  Once he got there, all was okay, and he was able to call me and check in.  Peyton did flag football at the beginning of the year, and will most likely do basketball.  Breck’s flying along in 2nd grade.  He was in fall soccer, and won’t do anything else until spring soccer.   Brecken lost his 3rd tooth the other day–first front one on the top!  Peyton lost 2 last week!  He’ s so good about getting them out fast, whereas Breck is nervous about it, and takes his time.  I have actually pulled his teeth for him.  Gave him the option to do this one the other night, but he didn’t like the way it felt, and said he wanted me to get it!  The other top front tooth is loose, so maybe I can get him to do it!  I’m enjoying work, but it took me a while to get back in the groove after having summer off and sleeping in.  I was so exhausted for that first month, I could barely function after work!  I still hate mornings–just never been a morning person–but at least I’m not falling asleep in the chair every time I get home!  Jason’s been busy working out.  His arms and legs feel so nice!  I’m proud of his commitment to getting healthy.  I’ve been trying to work out on the Wii and treadmill, but it’s hard for me to fit it in, because I can’t force myself out of bed early enough, and usually have 100 things to do after work.  I will get there someday though!

I am amazed at how fast this school year has gone.  Can hardly believe it’s Thanksgiving week!  We’re heading up to Buffalo, which I am really looking forward to.  I think it’s been 3 years since we last went for Turkey Day.  Looking forward to just hanging with the family, relaxing in the hot tub, going to the mountains, seeing my friend that I haven’t seen for well over a year!

Paige will be coming down the first week of December.  Her main reason for coming is the AFI concert in Denver!!  I am sooooo beyond excited for the show!  I absolutely love their new album.  The day before the concert is the craft show we do every year, so it’ll be nice to have her here for that as well.  That same week, Jason and I are headed to Stephen Lynch in Denver.  This will be our 3rd time seeing him.  The show was actually in Oct., I think, but he had to reschedule for family reasons.

Jason and I got a good chunk of our Xmas shopping done.  I wanted to be done w/it early, to avoid crowds.  I will finish up most of it online.  I love the holiday season, but not the crazy shoppers.  My plan is to get the tree and most of the deco up next Sunday.

I’ve been reading like crazy.  Really enjoying Darren Shan’s Demonata and Cirque du Freak series.  We saw the Cirque movie and enjoyed it.  Friday night, the boys and I went to New Moon.  I LOVED it!  Can’t wait to see it again, and am hoping to after Tgiving.  I really want to read all the books again.  Just not enough hours in the day.  I always thought it’d be fun if the adults at school could have a silent reading time, just like the kids : ).

I guess that’s us in a nutshell for now.  Hopefully the next update won’t be 4 mos. from now!

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The end of school is in sight!  Only 5 days left!  Monday, all of the paras get to go to a lunch together, which will be fun!  I don’t think we’ve decided where yet, since we just got our invites yesterday.  Field Day is Thursday, and I will be helping at the popsicle/playground/bubble station.  The forecast isn’t that great for Thurs., so hopefully we still get to be outside for some of it.  The kids are out at 10:30 on Friday, so Jason’s going to take the day off to get them, as I have to work a full day.  We’re having a luncheon for our retirees that day too. 

Brecken ended spring soccer today.  We’re going to a pizza party after bit with the team.  Peyton had a baseball game this morning.  I only saw part of it since I was across the road at soccer.  I guess he was kind of out of it today; didn’t really have his head in the game.  I’m trying to figure out all the things I need to do when school is out, now that I have time.  Lots to do around here, and of course I’d like to catch up on reading and scrapbooking.  I’ve got a few outings that I’d like us to do before the boys head to Buffalo. 

Sis and I went to No Doubt in Denver on Wed. night and it was amazing!  Getting there was extremely stressful.  Traffic was horrible, and it was a 3 hour trip from here to Fiddler’s Green.  I made it to Denver in about an hour and 10 min., but driving out to where this place was just became a nightmare.  We sat on the stupid exit for about 45 min.  Unfortunately we missed most of Paramore.  The 3 songs we saw were good.  Our seats were great–about 5th row behind the pit.  We sat in the same # seats for Crue Fest, just 2 rows up.  Got home around 1:10am, completely exhausted and hurting.  My knee and neck were giving me fits.  It was a fantastic show though!  No other concerts lined up at this time.  I’d kind of like to see 3 Doors Down again at Frontier Days, but not sure I want to spend the $, since I have these other ideas for us this summer. 

Peyton ran for delegate-at-large for student council, but lost.  It was a very close race though.  He wasn’t upset though, as he’s going to be a Peer Mediator next year, and excited for that.  I’ll think he’ll be great at it, since he’s kind and fair, and gets along well with everyone.  I think the boys both had a pretty good school year.  I also really enjoyed my first year back at work full time, even though I couldn’t seem to keep up with everything around here.  Maybe I can use this summer to devise a better schedule for myself!

I was debating on going to see Night at the Museum 2 tonight, but I think we’ll wait and go tomorrow morning.  If you go before noon at one theater it’s only $4.25 (as opposed to $8.50 at night).  I swear everyone in school saw the movie last weekend.   

A couple pics:  Brecken @ the sheep dairy, in front of the sheep nursery.  I just finally took the pictures off my camera.  The other pic isn’t the best, but it’s Peyton while he was waiting to give his speech for student council elections.

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These weekends just don’t last long enough for me! We did get some riding in today, which was nice–just a bit chilly at some points w/the wind. Mostly it was just my face and ears that were cold, because I hadn’t put my face cover on. We rode over to Dana’s to show her my bike, then out to Target to get a few things. I got Prince Caspian on Blu-ray, so am hoping we can watch it tonight. We didn’t eat lunch, because the time change messed us up, so by the time we ate breakfast it was 10. Jason made a yummy egg bake that was filling, and we had donuts left over from yesterday morning. Peyton had Blake over for a sleepover on Friday. We cleaned out the garage after taking the boys to Taco John’s and Coldstone. Once Blake left we headed to this little motorcycle store south of town to check out coats (they had none for me), then over to the Harley store for the bag sale (if you got a bag in the mail, you got 20% off what you put in it. I got a cute hat and this leather sleeve that goes over my ponytail. Jason got a stocking cap and a new tank cover thing (not sure of the technical name!), that has a pouch to hold his MP3 player. We had to go to Walmart after that, which was a headache as usual. I made this cordon bleu potato soup for dinner, out of the cooking magazine I get. It was so good and very fast and easy. Tonight we had pepperoni pinwheels, also out of the magazine. They were fast and easy too, and we all enjoyed them.

This week I have a class on Tuesday, but I will be leaving early for the kids’ Reading Independently gold medal ceremony. Every year they do the RI program, which lasts 7 weeks. All grades have different goals, and everyone has weekly reading logs. If you meet all the goals, you get a gold medal at the ceremony. It’s always cool to see the boys go up on stage and get their reward for their hard work! I can’t think of much else going on this week. Ammie’s bday is Saturday, and I can’t wait for her to open presents! We’ll probably watch over the webcam. Brecken still has not lost his teeth that have been loose forever. I asked the dentist last week, worried that he’d need them pulled right away, but he said it was fine. I am still a bit concerned, because the big tooth behind one has broken through. The tooth is just barely holding on, but he screams anytime I try to pull! Frustration!

Dana and I are going to see Jim Gaffigan in April! He’s at our Civic Center. I’m bummed Jason won’t be able to go, since he’s the one that got me to listen to him. My sis will be here, so will watch the boys.

I suppose that’s all for now, since I’m just babbling. Going to work on Breck’s tooth and wait for Peyton to finish showering so we can hopefully watch our movie!! Jason’s obsessed with finishing this level on LBP w/out losing any lives, and he’s been at it for a while. You get special outfits for making it through w/out losing any lives! It’s downright difficult on a few of them!

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So we took the bikes out to lunch at the Luxury Diner, then headed to the Harley store to get something for me to cover my face with on these semi-chilly days. About 3 hours later, I came home w/a face cover AND a new bike!! I’d been kicking the idea around for a long time, but just hadn’t really acted on it, other than looking online every now and then. I am very happy w/my new bike, and think it’s a great place for me to start w/a Harley, to get used to the power. It’s quite a difference from my Honda (which we traded in). She really gets up and goes! The bike is a Sportster Custom 1200 Low, w/upgraded pipes, carb, backrest and windshield. I got to pick out 2 free shirts for buying a bike too! The people at our Harley store are really great and so helpful, plus they know Jason because he’s in there so much. When you buy a bike from them, you get to ring the bell up front. By the time we got done, the store was closed and it was only a handful of workers and us, but it was still cool to be able to ring the bell. Plus, I got my picture taken for the Maverick Family wall . The weather is supposed to be good tomorrow, so we’re hoping to go out for a ride. It’s kind of weird for me, because I never thought I would own a Harley, let around ride a motorcycle, but taking the class and getting my license has been one of the best things I’ve ever done. There is just nothing like being out on a bike. It can turn a bad day around like that !

In other exciting news, sis got us tickets to No Doubt in Denver in May! We’ve seen Gwen Stefani twice solo, and she puts on an awesome show. At the last concert she ran down the aisle, and I was on the end seat, where I could have reached out and touched her! I am so excited to have a concert lined up. Crue Fest will be back this year, in August, but I don’t think we’re going to go. There are too many supporting bands that we don’t know or like, to spend that much $ on tickets. I wish the Crue would have just come through on their SOLA tour. Def Leppard is in Denver at the end of August, w/Cheap Trick and Poison, so hoping we can make that one. It would be my 6th time to see them! They are always fabulous in concert.

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