Happy New Year!!

I was asleep on the couch and Dylan climbed up on me and fell asleep too. The kids waiting for the ball to drop!

Me and my sister Kim

Me and Mick getting ready to open the gifts the boys got us...

We got into an icing fight while decorating the gingerbread house. As you can see I didn't do too well.

Mick and I at the Christmas party.

The Suburban getting pulled out!

Me, Mom and Dad at the airport.

Me and Jen (Geno's wife)

Mick and Geno.. what a goober!

Well it took almost 2 months, but I am finally back on here...

We have had a great last couple of months. Mick is still going strong in school. He is almost through his second class... I think he is enjoying this class. It is something he thinks he knows a lot about. Human Sexuality! At least I haven't had to listen to him complaining when it comes to the required reading for the class! He has been off work since the 24th and while it has been nice for him to get ahead on schoolwork... I don't feel like we have spent any time together. Every time I look at him he has his nose buried in his book or on his laptop. But... at least he is home right?

My sister and her family came up for Thanksgiving and for a few days in between Christmas and New Years. And she did watch the boys for us one night while Mick and I went out. We went and saw Australia... If you haven't seen it... go see it!! We had a great time visiting with them. They now live about 5 hours west of us. They seem to be enjoying it. I am glad for them.

We went to Mick's company Christmas party. We had a blast. Afterwards we went dancing. I don't think we have danced, in public, since our Senior Prom! It was a lot of fun though. My parents came up that weekend. It was nice to have them up for a visit and all to ourselves. They took the boys to the movies, Itz, to get ice cream, etc etc etc. They really enjoyed it. Mick and my dad were on the their way out of the driveway one morning and ended up getting the suburban stuck for a few hours. It took the neighbor's tow truck with a winch to pull them out. Of course I just laughed about it, but Mick wasn't in the mood for it... He did laugh later though.

We had a great Christmas. Nice and quiet! It was just the 4 of us. Dylan got a new bike and Kristian got a PlayStation 3. Mick and I didn't do gifts this year. There wasn't anything that either of us wanted/needed. And I wanted to spend it all on the boys.

For New Years we hung out here at the house. Cat, Brett and the kids came over and we played games. We actually made it till midnight! But shortly there after Dylan was out like a light on the couch. The next morning we had them out along with Chris, Maite and the kids for a New Year's Day brunch. It was nice to get to visit with everyone. After everyone left around 2 I went right back to bed! I had been having head aches all week and I got another one that day. I ended up getting sick! I think it is a head cold. Today I am doing better though.

Dylan is having his surgery in the morning. Tonsils and Adenoids. I will be so glad when it is over!! He seems ok with it right now.. we will see how he feels once we are at the hospital and once the surgery is over... I am planning for the worse and hoping for the best! He has to eat soft foods for about 2 weeks. So we took him to McDonalds today, so he could enjoy something good one last time. :) Me and him are going to "set up camp" in mine and Mick's room for at least the next week. He isn't supposed to be up and around for a few days, so we will hang in there watching TV and eating ice cream!! I am sure it won't be as fun as it sounds though...

Kristian is doing well. In addition to the PS3, he got a Ripstick for Christmas too. Basically a skate board with only one wheel at each end. He has amazed us with figuring out how to ride it. We thought it would just sit in the corner and collect dust, but... Mick and I have tried it out too... I must say I was better on it than Mick. I wish so badly I would've had a camera when Mick tried it. He fell flat on his butt. In the seconds that it was happening... I was thinking how funny it was and wondering if we were about to make a trip to the ER! Luckily, I was able to just keep laughing!

Well I suppose I should hit the hay... We have an early morning tomorrow. I hope to be on here more often now that the holidays are over... No promises though!