HO HO HO!!!

WISHING YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT 2008!

HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!

HE GRADUATED! FOR REAL! FOR THE LAST TIME! (at least it better be or I might end up in an institution) :)

This man has worked harder than I have ever seen anyone work for something before...he has had many sleepless nights and has been pulled in so many directions for the past year and a half. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU DADDY!!!! Or should we call you
MR. MILLER??!?!?!?!??!

22 days to go!!!

Ok, this is just hilarious...you have to see it!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1123416222

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

ALREADY FOUR YEARS OLD! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! Today is the first snow-storm of the season, so I don't think anyone from out-of-town is going to be able to make it for the big party...that's what you get when you have winter babies! But we are going to have a swimming party and pizza at the Holiday Inn with some preschool friends and then watch Chris' show choir perform! It's only 8 am and she is ready to ROCK!

HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Only 34 Days until Christmas!!!

8 days and counting...

8 more days until our house is officially SOLD!!! And...we have an accepted offer on a house here in Mitchell! There is a contingency on our house selling, so hopefully that all goes smoothly and we will be moving into our new house in late Jan/early Feb. It is the cutest house with a tiered backyard and perrenial garden and a little playhouse! It will need a little work, but luckily Ethan Allen has been advertising this "complimentary design service" YIPPEEE! Plus, its amazing what a little painting can do, right???

Not too much longer and Madison will be 4, Chris will be officially done with school, Christmas will be here, and little Owen will be 2!!!!!!!! HOLY COW!! Time flies when you're havin fun!

These kids know how to shop!!

Early Halloween pics

Last night we went to TRUNK-OR-TREAT...businesses in Mitchell line up their vehicles in the middle school parking lot and kids walk around the circle and get candy. So I just had to put the monkeys in their costumes a little early!

Sorry about the glare! The sun was in a bad spot!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...

ME!!! My husband is out-of-town, so I have to wish myself a happy birthday...he is in Rapid City at All-State Chorus. (for all of you in South Dakota that have PBS, you can watch his kids perform tonight at 9pm!) Anyways, neither of my kids will give me a birthday hug and they are fighting like crazy today! I just went and got a free birthday coffee and I feel like lying around and watching Food Network all day! Only 2 more years 'til 30!

BUGS

So we have box elder bugs EVERYWHERE outside our house and I HATE THEM. I got online to read about how to get rid of them and this is what I read ".....they are usually pests only by their presence, although their piercing-sucking mouthparts can sometimes puncture skin, causing slight irritation. "

Ok, anything with a piercing-sucking mouthpart has got to go.

Another website "They do no damage by feeding, but their excrement spots on draperies are difficult to remove."

I do not want any box elder excrement near my draperies.

Do we even have draperies?

These aren't nearly as bad as the scorpions my sis-in-law in Florida has to deal with, but this is my little MidWestern crisis at the moment. Please let it freeze so they will go away!!!!!!!!!

And the big news is...

WE SOLD IT!!! HOORAY!!!! We are so relieved to have that done and over with! Sad also, that we now officially don't live in Yankton anymore...but we had to get that monkey off our backs!
And another interesting note: a house I had my eye on that went "sale pending" a few months ago is now back on the market. So, we will see what happens after November 15!!!

GUESS WHAT!??!?!?!?!?

WE GOT AN OFFER ON OUR HOUSE! I am in the process of negotiating as we speak! I will keep you posted!

Where's Elton?

Today is the big day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!
31 years old today! And... Elton John, here we come!!!!!!!!!!

Fun at the park!!!

I have to have this book!

My kids are really pretty good about eating their veggies, but we all could use some more healthy food in our lives...she hides cauliflower in mac and cheese and broccoli in chicken nuggets! And these recipes are all tested on her own kids...I am going to have to check it out!

A quick pic of the munchkins...

BENNY AND THE JETS...

OMG! ELTON JOHN IS COMING TO SIOUX FALLS ON CHRIS' BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!! WE ARE SO THERE!

Back to School!

Well, Chris started school again on Tuesday, which means that my mom and I are going to muddle through these next five weeks while he is living in Yankton. He has five weeks of classes before he can actually start his student teaching in Mitchell, so he will be gone during the week and home on the weekends (in between band gigs!) *insert dazed look here* We went on a shopping spree in Sioux Falls on Monday, so that helped my sadness a little. :) Last night we met again in Sioux Falls and took the kids to Chucky Cheese...we had so much fun! I think Chris and I had as much fun as the kids. We were kicking some you-know-what at Skee-Ball and Bozo's Grand Prize Game...so anyways, I am going to suck it up and get through these next five weeks and then we will be onto bigger and better things. I just keep thinking about these moms and dads that have their spouses in Iraq for months/years; I think we will make it just fine...
We have all had this nagging cough, runny nose junk for about a week. Owen and I are on antibiotics--and we are all just feeling quite punk around here. The kids LOVE their new daycare http://www.brightbeginningsmitchell.com
Madison is learning to recognize her numbers and letters and Owen is learing sign language...I can't belive how fast they grow up! Maddie got invited to her first little-kid birthday party last week. I tell you what, I almost cried! How do you make them stay little forever??????
What else is new....I really like my new job; we are all having to adjust to me going back to working nights again, but it has been going well so far. They are giving me lots of hours, which equals lots of money, so I'm fine with that! We have met some great people here, now we just need our house in Yankton to sell! Then I can sleep at night!
Also, my 3 year old darling daughter informed me the other day that "princesses don't wear pants, they only wear skirts and dresses", SO, if you know anyone that sews really well and can turn some jeans into skirts, let me know! We don't want to make princess angry! :)

I MISS YOU!!!

My girls from the ER/XRay...Lisa, Nancy, and Sara...we had a great "going-away" lunch... The Mulligan Drive girls (or DIVAS, right Colette?) The Mulligan boys...aren't they handsome????

We miss all of you so much!!!!!!