tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61088922024-02-06T20:05:33.834-07:00Age Of MelissiusI've Been Executing This Sort Of Excellence For Years. - Stephen Aspriniomelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.comBlogger1166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-77929122083349693042011-02-10T07:26:00.003-07:002011-02-10T07:32:51.563-07:00Where I Have BeenI'm hoping someone has noticed I haven't been blogging. Where have I been?My focus to love more, serve more has put me in charge of a new ministry at our church. Reaching out to those going through big life stuff (babies, death, illness). And since this is still in its infancy stage, it has been a lot of work.I've also been figuring out what to do for the boys birthday parties. I thought it melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-24527422931820571592011-01-29T08:29:00.002-07:002011-01-29T08:42:23.272-07:00Disney Live!This note is for you local readers!Disney Live is bringing a magic show to Denver next weekend! And I have tips on where you can win free tickets.Mama Bird's Blog orDenver Parent andMile High Mamas All those sites also offer you the chance to buy tickets at a discount, if you don't win.Enter now! They all draw for their winners on Monday, January 31.melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-62650235896428379612011-01-23T20:01:00.000-07:002011-01-23T20:01:28.443-07:00The BoysFigured I was due to update on the boys. Especially since this is an actual source for people to hear things.Miles.Preschool going well, and I really hope once he turns 4 next month, we'll be passed the horrible threes. Those are way worse than the terrible twos. We're continuing to work with him at home with his speech. Ms. Trish sends home updates every week, things we need to follow up melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-84909393131954822112011-01-11T16:12:00.003-07:002011-01-11T16:29:39.435-07:00A New YearToday is my birthday. Ask me how old I am, I'll tell you I'm a year older than I was last year.It's not that the number bothers me. Okay, it bothers me a little. But I have found that a lot of people are bothered by the number of years they have lived and the goals they have not achieved.Growing up, I did not have many goals, if any. So I don't really feel like there were things I should have melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-26228930293745638422010-12-31T09:59:00.000-07:002010-12-31T09:59:57.584-07:00A Breath Of Fresh AirA year ago, I was invited to a Glade event, where I received their Sense & Spray automatic air freshener. I loved it. So when they asked me to review their new product, I was keen. The other freshener does its job in the downstairs bathroom. But my two smelly boys need something in their bathroom.Insert the new Glade Sense & Spray air freshener.With a much cooler style, and new scents,melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-92187310650194074822010-12-10T07:55:00.008-07:002010-12-10T15:03:29.668-07:00Celebrate With Disney!Meeting Mickey & Minnie at a "meet & greet" before the show.Disney On Ice: Let's Celebrate features familiar faces, and takes you to far away places. How else can you go to Carnaval with Mickey, Japan's spring festival with Minnie, and end up in jumpin' New Orleans with them both?!While Princesses do not get my boys excited, they were certainly enthralled with Jack Skellington & his friends frommelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-65321727173131363082010-12-01T08:22:00.008-07:002010-12-02T13:14:26.796-07:00Disney CelebrationLet's Celebrate!, the current Disney On Ice show is just a week away. It's not too late to get your family some tickets! My two boys, (ages 3 & 5) loved the last show. Bright colors, familiar characters & tunes make it enjoyable for everyone.Come celebrate your Un-birthday with the Mad Hatter, take your princesses & princes to the Royal Ball, and have a Halloween haunt with Disney melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-66869883622234740062010-11-27T20:03:00.007-07:002010-11-29T19:25:28.640-07:00Seeing SantaFriday night, to get into the holiday spirit, we went to the Denver Zoo to check out Zoo Lights. Since we have been a few times in the past, we know to bundle up. I had hoped we would be able to see Santa, since the boys missed out on that last year. Lucky for us, the line wasn't very long at all.Once Elijah & Miles were done sharing with Santa what they wanted, we started to move on to allow melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-54478294318823897722010-11-27T09:29:00.001-07:002010-11-27T09:34:03.658-07:00KidecalsBefore Elijah started Kindergarten, I knew he was going to bringing more stuff to school. And I didn't want anything to get lost. Because I'm cheap and didn't want to have to keep replacing his stuff. A friend clued Geoff into a local business that offered personalized name labels. He encouraged me to share the info with the Mile High Mamas, but before I could, they knew about it too.Kidecalsmelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-44495609369340347422010-11-18T08:11:00.003-07:002010-11-18T08:33:40.583-07:00Let's Celebrate!Disney On Ice is back!We had a wonderful time with their show 100 Years Of Magic in March, and if you missed it, here's your chance to see the new show.The show runs Thursday, December 9 through Sunday, December 12, at Pepsi Center. Here is your ticket info:Tickets prices are:$75 (Front Row)$42 (VIP)$26$20$15*Service charges and handling fees may applyTickets are on sale through TicketHorse at melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-7453615942452201742010-11-06T09:34:00.002-06:002010-11-13T08:47:02.312-07:00The Water BottleAfter two years of using our stainless steel water bottles, we decided to get some for the boys. The trigger was our car trip up to Canada. I wanted them to be able to have water when they needed it. I got them each one from Target, which I regretted. Not that they were not any good, but I was not able to purchase a drinking nozzle for them. They still served their purpose, until I left them melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-62891024526577864002010-10-16T15:16:00.009-06:002010-10-16T17:11:08.680-06:00Kids RockThe third weekend is October has meant it's time for the Denver Marathon. When it was announced that this year would be the inaugural Rock N Roll Denver Marathon, I was excited. Geoff participated in a Rock N Roll Marathon in San Diego (2005) and liked the feel of it. I knew if my friend Cristina was looking for another relay partner, I'd volunteer myself.We asked Elijah if he'd like to run inmelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-58820059200224018992010-10-14T08:55:00.004-06:002010-10-14T09:05:53.063-06:00October Flies ByRealized yesterday that I hadn't blogged in weeks. And it's not because I've been crazy busy, rather that life has been calm and relatively uneventful.Miles & the bully update: haven't seen the kid go near Miles since Miles stood up to him. I did scour Elijah's school directory, and discovered the boy is in Kindergarten. Thanks to everyone who gave support and comments on the issue.Miles & melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-9748070171509555452010-10-01T07:59:00.004-06:002010-10-01T08:14:08.631-06:00Battles On The PlaygroundI really didn't think that bullying was going to become an issue. Naive on my part, I'm sure. But to be able to witness it, and fight the urge to jump in to my kids defense has been hard.We haven't even really talked about it, or played through scenarios on how to handle it.When Miles & I come to school to pick Elijah up, we always stay and play a little on the playground. There are two play melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-16091920219652506882010-09-23T09:11:00.006-06:002010-09-23T09:21:41.253-06:00School Days Part TwoNow that we are a month into the school year, I thought it was time to give you an update.Elijah loves Kindergarten. He has had a few homework assignments, which he felt were not long enough. Slow down kid! You have years ahead to be saddled with too much homework. He's made a few friends in his class, Bram & Cassie. I think last Friday was his best day ever, it was picture day, he got to buymelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-43338554353080147162010-09-13T07:56:00.006-06:002010-09-13T13:59:59.421-06:00If It's Not Scottish...We had such a wonderful time at the Robbie Burns Supper in January, we were keen on further embracing our Scottish roots and attending more Scottish events. After all, when Geoff & I were married, he wore a kilt. So he got decked out in his Armstrong tartan, I donned my Armstrong scarf and we drove up to Estes Park to check out the Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival.There are many melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-35016436395677595472010-08-31T08:59:00.003-06:002010-08-31T09:09:56.813-06:00School DaysWe've entered into a new phase of parenthood, having two kids in school. Now it's only a few days a week, a few hours a week, but it's a start. The start, to more than a decade of schooling for them.Miles has only been 2 days, and he has already declared that "school is a little bit stupid". While we have had no breakdowns during the checking in and out of preschool, when he is away from theremelissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-34620426445262059312010-08-24T18:43:00.000-06:002010-08-24T18:44:05.079-06:00Where I AmI didn't mean for 20 days to go by without blogging. I just haven't been able to narrow down what I wanted to say.In the time I've been MIA, we had a lovely drama-free trip to Canada. People who had never met Miles finally got to. This trip was too short, unless you count the long hours my loving husband drove there & back. I assure you, that portion of the trip was not too short. And Montana melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-2149736552758082992010-08-04T16:48:00.003-06:002010-08-04T16:56:43.773-06:00Five Long YearsIf you needed evidence of how long it's been since I visited the Motherland (a.k.a. The Great White North, Canadia, Canada) here's what Elijah (the 5 year old) looked like:melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-14339572046102835892010-08-02T10:04:00.002-06:002010-08-02T10:10:18.041-06:00ExpectationsIt was brought to my attention on the weekend, that I may have unrealistic expectations about our trip to Canada. Silly me, I thought it would be a trip without guilt. But Geoff assured me, having been away for 5 years, that it's likely to come up.Really? I hoped that the fact that I came would placate these people.So now I'm stressed. And that's stupid. What good does it serve me to be melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-40257322714577278392010-07-25T09:20:00.013-06:002010-07-25T12:02:20.704-06:00All Aboard!Genevieve & D.C. of Choo Choo Soul Elitch Gardens offers some great entertainment with their Summer Concert Series, there is something for everybody. Acts like Third Eye Blind, Emily Osment and preschooler favorite Choo Choo Soul. My boys were thrilled at the idea of going to see Choo Choo Soul, and I didn't even tell them about the ride attractions!We took the light rail to Elitch Gardens, melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-44710731024978231462010-07-19T13:40:00.006-06:002010-07-19T13:50:57.421-06:00Better PhotographerI'd love to be a better photographer, so for fun, I'm entering a picture on a fellow MHM (Mile High Mamas) website, Greeblemonkey. One of my favorites from our hike around Lily Lake. Wildflowers, Lily Lake, RMNPI don't even care if I win, I'd just like to be a finalist. To know that other shutterbugs think I have a good eye.melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-27220084958736858122010-07-12T16:07:00.006-06:002010-07-18T08:49:11.486-06:00When Armstrongs CampNormally I'd be moaning to you about how it rained the whole time, and we had a rough time camping.Not so this time!Nana & Grampy joined us for a wonderful 3 days camp in Rocky Mountain National Park. I was nervous we'd have a hard time getting a site in Longs Peak Campground, since it only has 26 tent sites. But arriving on a Monday, we nearly had our pick of the sites. We settled in the melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-20812512480380925682010-07-06T15:43:00.002-06:002010-07-06T15:45:24.506-06:00The Great OutdoorsWe enjoyed a lovely camping trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, and I plant o write about it this week.For reals. Until then, look at how pretty it was!melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6108892.post-56649602729377005662010-06-23T20:00:00.005-06:002010-06-25T13:11:09.912-06:00The Road Not TakenRoller coasters aren't fun for me. The emotional one I've been on the last few days, left me much like a real roller coaster does, in tears.Knowing the time left on our visa has been ticking down, I've scoured the internet for months, sending job leads to Geoff. Job leads in Canada, in places I'd want to live. Then a job opening in Edmonton came up. The job sounded right, so he applied. And melissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08145803092424576237noreply@blogger.com6