Where have we been?

We have been busy, busy. But who isn't these days? Soccer, making jewelry, running, swimming, biking, work trips, races, school, dance, piano and reading.
With work with the kids both in school during the day. I have been able to go to work earlier and so that I am able to go to bed earlier. Plus to be able to see Mike a few more minutes during the day, since our minutes on work days are 4min. The kids are doing great in school. They love going to school. Phoenix is ready to go to school by 10 am but he has school at 12. So I spend most of my time telling him that it isn't time for school just yet.
Jersey is doing well too. She is becoming a great reader. We were told that she was asked to be in a reading program that gives extra help to kids called S.T.A.R. She was in this program last year and I was really upset that she was in it. (my pride, that she needed help) But the program really helped her progress. Because of cut backs in the district, the program this year is more of take home project. Mike and I have the chance to sit down and help her with the program. Since, I struggled with reading as a kid, I don't want Jersey to go through the same thing.
Speaking of reading, Mike was reading Hunger Games. He kept telling me that I should read it but I was like No I don't want to read some sci-fi read. I don't like future books (1984). I think they are silly. But since Mike and my SIL and some of my friends had been reading them I thought I would give it a try. Last Monday I sat in bed all day while finishing the first book. I got the second one but I'm nervous about opening because I know that I won't put it down for anything. My kids even made themselves breakfast and lunch last week because I couldn't stop. 
Something else that is fun. Is I got a real bike. I haven't had my own bike since I was in 2nd grade. Well I take that back a little I had a beach cruiser, it was fun to ride but it was really hard to ride up hills around the neighborhood. But this bike is one of those fancy road bikes that is super light and fast. I rode it to work once but since the kids are off track that isn't really easy to do right now. I love taking it for a spin. I would like to do one more Triathlon before it gets really cold just to see how I would do because I have a new bike.