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One thing I wanted to try out this year was starting a blog. I journal all the time, but then I end up having lost papers everywhere in my office. So here I go!

Happy New Year!

Well, 2005 didn't exactly go out with a bang, but rather it went out with a bummed sigh of, "Awww." Last night was the first night that Megan and Trevor stayed up to wait for the new year. Matthew tried, but fell asleep somewhere around 9:00. He just isn't the party type.

I don't exactly know what Megan and Trevor were expecting. They had asked if they could stay up late and Mike and I both thought that it would be ok. (Kind of hoping that it would mean that they would sleep in until noon the next day!) So Megan keeps coming in my scrap room asking me if it is midnight yet. Nope...sorry sweetheart, it is only 10:00.

Mike was up in his office setting up a desk that my parents had given us, and I was trying to finish up a layout before midnight. About 10:30 Mike and Megan go for a ride to Jack In The Box. A New Year's party just isn't a party without some junk food. When they get back we all sit down at the table and watch America's Funniest Home Videos together.

Finally a few minutes until midnight, I call up to Mike to come downstairs so we can go outside. I remember there being some sort of magic of being a kid, staying up late until the middle of the night and actually being allowed to go outside and make NOISE! My mom and dad always gave me two pans to bash together. Looking back, I'm sure the neighbors who were trying to sleep loved that! Ha ha!

We stand outside and we can hear fireworks in the distance. A few neighbors come out of their houses blowing little whistles, and you can hear some cars honking. Whoopee. It was cold, and the kids were complaining about it being cold. So we went inside. It took all of 60 seconds to go outside and see in the new year. Megan immediately slumped down on the floor and started to get upset that we weren't outside longer. (She who complained the loudest about being cold!) We told her that was it. That is New Year. It is 2006, now time for bed. We laughed because she was expecting more to happen. So mike started singing parade music, and I twirled a wooden hanger from the laundry pile on my arm and we made a parade in the family room. Trevor laughed, and Megan tried not to show that she thought it was funny. I am sure it was a bit of a let down when you are a kid and you don't know what New Year's is. It isn't like a parade happens at midnight or confetti and streamers pop out of the sky. (Well, at least if you are in our family) It is just too dangerous to go out on New Years. Sorry guys.

Trevor is tired. He starts to get mad that he didn't get to watch the credits to Bob The Builder. So we get him upstairs and while I am kissing him goodnight he says, "Daddy didn't kiss me yet, and I'm not happy." I went to go get Mike. He kissed him goodnight and wished him a happy new year. I bent down and played with Trevor's hair to help him fall asleep. He said, "I love you mommy, h a p p y newwwww.......snore. He was asleep. You can now hear both boys snoring. Two down, one to go.

Megan is in bed and we go kiss her goodnight. SHe falls asleep fast too. Night night sweetheart.

Mike and I go to bed. It is 2006. Happy New Year!