Go, Go, Goers!

The last few days before we went back to school and work this week were a blur. When it gets close to a vacation time ending, it seems to go by so quickly. Sigh. The only really fun thing that we did this past week was to head down to the Winfield's for NYE. It was just the 8 of us, and it was low key, like usual. I feel so fortunate that we have such good friends that we can hang out with, and just be ourselves with. We ALL stayed up until midnight, even Scott! The first day of 2025 was suuuuper lazy. I don't think I even hit 5,000 steps! Lots of couch time, while reading. Perfect! Our re-entry into work and school was fine...I think we were all happy that we only had 2 days back into reality, and then we could escape to a weekend. I have tried out several classes at LifeTime in the past week, and I've been able to rule out what I don't want to do, versus where I want to spend my time. I really enjoyed the Barre Fusion class that I took, along with the gentle yoga clas...

What a great week off of work and school we've had! It's been busy, but we've also had plenty of time to rest and recover. Ava is finally over the flu, and went back to work on Thursday and Friday of this week. Scott had just two days off this week, but found plenty to do at home during that time. And G took a course in 3D printing on Monday, and then also helped me to sort out and clean his room. We gave him a new, tall LEGO organizer for Christmas, so he's currently upstairs sorting out and categorizing all of his bricks and minifigs. The amount of STUFF that kid has is ridiculous. It's too much! I've been busy checking out the newest club in town...a new LifeTime opened up in our city, and I hopped on the discounted rate available for residents. I have a few good friends that also joined, which makes it even more fun. I did a gentle yoga class on Friday late afternoon, followed by a session in the hot tub. I dipped my toe into the cold plunge (too cold, TOO C...

Yippee! It was the last week of school and work (for me) before the holiday time off! We made sure to pack it with fun things (well, some of us did.) The kids went to Taekwondo on Monday night, and then starting on mid-day Tuesday, Ava was sick.  We used a new (to us) virtual pediatrician service, and she was diagnosed with the flu. Having recovered from the flu earlier this year, my heart went out to her. There was SO much happening at school this week (some fun stuff, but there were a ton of tests and quizzes.) She was able to make up some of the work on Friday before the long break, so we're grateful for that. She's feeling better now, but is still taking it easy. On the other hand, G had a blast at school this week. In his words, "they weren't going to do much learning during the last few days of the week." And he's right, they didn't! He loves the hot chocolate from Caribou! G and I went to see Moana 2 on Tuesday night - such a good continuation of th...

We've had a fun-filled week, packed with new (to us) holiday events. Last Saturday, after decorating cookies with Ava and Aaron, G and I went out for dinner and then to the GLOW Holiday Festival at CHS Field (where the Saints play) with our cousins (Melissa, Easton, and Oliver.) The weather was perfect, and it was so pretty, with all of the glowing lights, and fun activities for the kids. There were even s'mores to make! G looks crazed in this one... Then, on Tuesday night, we drove to Hastings after dinner, and met up with a crowd of people welcoming the CPKC Holiday Train into town. I was a little nervous, not knowing where to park, or what to expect, but it was so easy to get there, and we only needed to park a few blocks away. We snagged a spot at the fence rail, and got lost in the experience as the train rolled into the station. There were live performances, but it was getting chilly so we left during the first one. For us, the big event was seeing the train. It was reall...