No Way!!

Three in a row?? Wow something must be wrong with me. Hee hee just kidding. So we had a good day today. Went to church this morning and Michael sang in the choir. If the video loads up correctly he is the one on the end in the long sleeved white shirt. Too cute...

After church, we came home and went bike riding yet again. Nothing as memorable as yesterday considering I got a flat and had to walk home instead of ride. Took a little longer,but at least the weather was good. Anyways, basically had a good day. Back to work tommorow yuck...

See ya again in 2 months! (just kidding) (maybe).

A Natural High

I took the kids on a long bike ride today. It was perfect weather and a good chance to escape. I rode longer and harder than I ever have before and it felt good. I felt alive. Maybe it's been too long and I've been walking around like a zombie. I'm not sure. I just know it felt good. I've heard of how people push themselves to a point of pain but they love it. I always thought they were nuts. But I had that today and it was great. Euphoric. Ya.

Will I ever have it again? Maybe, maybe not. But it was the best natural high I've ever had.

Rock on...

Regrets...

Are a wasted emotion. I realize this now. But still, it's hard not to have them. My grandpa's funeral was today. I wish I had gone and seen him more often than I did, but there's nothing I can do to change it now. And that sucks. It truly does. I tell myself that he knew I loved him, and try to comfort myself with that fact. I did pretty good today with the emotions kept under control, but it seems that now I'm all alone with with my emotions going nuts. I don't know...

Anyways, I did get to see a lot of people that I haven't seen in a very long time. It had been WAY too long... It's sad how family only seems to come together when somebody passes away. I am going to make it a promise to start keeping in touch with more people. Even if by e-mail or phone, I will make it a point.

Life is too short to miss out on the most important things.

2009

Has started off on the wrong foot. My grandpa died a week or so ago and I will miss him so much. I didn't get to see him a whole lot, but our visits were always special. I will think of him always and remember him forever.

We had a good Christmas, kept it low-key and had a pretty awesome day. I tried to make it not so much about the gifts (because it's not really anyway) and kept it more about spending time together as a family. Of course there were gifts, just not as much as usual. But it turned out to be one of our best Christmases yet.

I was sick over New Years (not from partying =p) so the kids partied at my mom's house and I was in bed at 8:00 pm. Nice. Oh well, I woke up at 12:45 and wished everyone a Happy New Year before I threw up... Ha ha.

Other than that, any free time has been spent outside (since we recently got rid of any and all cable) riding our bikes and going on our little adventures. Every day we go a bit farther and it is so much fun. (We go a bit farther every day on account that I'm impossibly out of shape...) But hey, I'm getting there.

A LOT...

Of updating to do. Let's see... where oh where to start. Michael celebrated his 10th birthday on October 24th. We had a nice big party for him with lots of friends and family. It was awesome to say the least. Halloween went well... Kids costumes were cute. I made Amber's witch costume last year, and Michael's "Scream" costume was a last minute purchase on account of my exceptional slacker-like abilities. We went trick or treating at my mom's house, which was actually pretty slow. It's just not what it used to be when we were kids. Maybe we were the last generation and nobody ever moved. Oh well, they got way too much candy anyway. (We don't trick or treat in our neighborhood because we all live on acres and frankly, they're all slightly creepy. I heard one guy had a haunted house, but I can't be convinced it was actually decorated. He probably just wanted the kids to move boxes or clean or something. How's that for scary?)

Now I am not a political person in the least, just so you know. But I have to say I was elated when they announced the new prez. Maybe it's just a gut feeling, but I think it is a good choice. Let's hope all the haters out there get over the fact that he's black and take it for what it is. Just sayin...

Michael started basketball at school a few weeks ago. I'm glad he's doing some sports at school (he did volleyball already), and while basketball may not be his thing, he rolls with it. He is mainly excited for track in the spring. "Keeps me in shape for it" he told me the other day. That's my funny guy for ya.

Amber has been sick yet again and I'm really starting to get frustrated as to what causes it. She had her tonsils out about a month and a half ago. All had been well until a week or so ago. She went to her pediatrician Monday and I finally broke down and became that mom who goes off and demands things be done. I hope I'm wrong, but I just have a feeling it's something more than "a virus that's going around". I hate hearing that every time I call, I really do. There's always something going around and it just seems to be that Amber always has it. Well, some blood work has been done and we see an infectious disease doc in a few weeks. I hope we get some answers. I don't want a sick child by any means, but if she is we need to find some answers on what we can do to help her feel better.

Sorry, just had to rant. We had a good day today. No school so we went to breakfast, saw Madagascar 2 (awesome by the way!), and went to the park and played some ball. The weather was just beautiful so it made for a perfect day. Amber was feeling good today so that helped too. Anyway, well I think that's all to update on. Just a novel today.

This and That

We've just been doing a little of everything. I worked most of the weekend and got off early on Sunday to take an overnight with the fam in St. David. It was fun to see everyone but just wished it had lasted a little longer. I took the kids to Tombstone after everyone else had left to make our day a little longer. I was sad, however, to realize that I had forgotten my camera. Ah well...



Today is back to reality and I have been packing boxes and moving them to our storage space we rented until we sell our house. It is such a headache but will definitely be worth it to get out of this house.



On a better note, my friend Regina posted about her new awesome bikes she had gotten recently and so I thought I would share my new bike I got a few weeks ago. It is too cute and I love it! As a family,we are trying to do more things outdoors instead of sitting around doing nothing. Hopefully this heat lets up soon so we can start doing more!

Top Ten

Top Ten List of Bad Reasons I Have Been Slacking On My Blog

1. Had my 28th birthday at the end of June... Not a big deal, just afraid of 30, yikes.

2. Went full time about a month ago. Happy for the money, but it truly sucks...

3. Every time I went to log on the last few weeks, it wouldn't let me (cookie problems).

4. Broken memory chip for my camera. Finally got a new one. Yay!

5. Start of school and all of the shopping that goes with that fiasco. $$$

6. Trying to get our house uncluttered to hopefully put the house up for sale. Insane.

7. Dealing with our general day-to-day chaos.

8. I'm just a slacker in general. You knew that though.

9. Hubs has been teaching me how to pay bills and things of that nature. Ewww.

10. Amber is sick, yet again. STREP...imagine that. Went to ER with a temp of 105!! And we went to her regular doc today who recommended we go see the ENT doc to consider getting rid of her tonsils. Pieces of a puzzle were also put together and it was decided she has obstructive sleep apnea, yet another reason to say buh-bye to the tonsils. And it's no fun having to miss school when you just started.

Now I realize (minus #10 of course) that these are pretty crappy reasons not to update, but hey, I think we've all figured out by now that it's just how I am. Oh and I found a new blog that I enjoy reading about "going green". I try and tread a little lighter on the earth, but plan to fully make an attempt to go green when we move. =)