All's Fair in Love & Board Games

Typically on New Year's Eve, my kids will attend parties, and about every other year I let them have their sleepover/party here.  When it's at our house I let them bang pots and pans and run through the streets at midnight yelling "Happy New Year!"  But I only let them do this for about a minute and then they have to come back inside before the neighbors start calling the po-po.  Hehe.

Then on New Year's Day, I usually invite my sister's family up from Spanish Fork for lunch and a day of games and chit-chat, and just hanging out.

Well, this year wasn't "typical" because A) my parents came in from Carson City, NV and my brother & his new wife came in from Barstow, CA for my niece's baptism and for our annual family Christmas party   and  B) because we were already down at my sister's house for the baptism and Christmas party, we stayed down there for the New Year's Eve par-tay too.

The morning of our New Year's Eve Day was devoted to Chloe's baptism.  She was excited and we were all so proud of her for her decision to be baptized.  It was fun to be a part of her special day.

The afternoon of New Year's Eve Day was devoted to our annual Christmas party.  We exchanged gifts, played games and stuffed ourselves full of food.  We laughed and had a lot of fun. Then we cleaned up a bit and went to my sister's friend's house for a New Year's Eve party (because that is where SHE typically spends NYE and we were down there this year).  It was fun as we played more games, laughed some more, and managed to stuff ourselves full of more food while some of the party-goers got fake-drunk on fake-beer (birch beer, apple beer, root beer, etc.).  At midnight, they went and lit fireworks in the street.  By this time I was dragging a bit.

Thanks to my parents, the kidlets and I stayed in a hotel down there so I wasn't driving all the way back up to my house in the middle of the night.

Yesterday we all went to church with my sister and then headed up to my house for the usual New Year's Day lunch and game day.  We had a taco bar and lots of other treats and spent the rest of the day playing games.  The family that eats and plays together, stays together, or something like that right?

Overall, we had a ton of fun swapping stories, swapping presents, laughing our butts off, stuffing our guts full, playing jokes on each other and playing games.  It was a jam-packed weekend for sure.

After everyone left yesterday, I was sooo tired, I laid down for a little nap around 7:30 and ended up sleeping all night long.  The nice thing is, I don't have to work today.  w00t!

Miller Parties Rawk!

In less than 10 hours I will be chillin' with my peeps.

By "chilling" I mean attending my niece's baptism and by "my peeps" I mean my family.  But AFTER the be-on-your-best-behavior-and-wear-Sunday-clothes ceremony, we plan to par-tay.  For reals.  It's the Annual Miller Christmas Party: Utah Segment.   I say that because our family Christmas party usually takes place in three installments, at least for my parents.  You see, there are 7 of us kids.  2 of my siblings still live in Indiana.  2 have moved to Nevada and live near my parents.  2 of us live here in Utah and 1 is in the Army, so his whereabouts change quite frequently and I can't disclose anymore or he might have to kill you, ha!

But check this out.  My parents are so cool, in addition to celebrating the holidays with the sib's & their families in Nevada, they travel both to Indiana AND to Utah every year so we can spend Christmas with them too.   No, they are not rich by any means.  They're just cool like that; it's how they do.

I know that my kids and I truly appreciate that they make the sacrifice each year to be able to spend the holidays with all of us (even though my mom is dealing with a bad knee ailment at the moment and traveling can be a pain).

This years Utah family party is a bit different as far as time and place go, but here are the things we can count on for sure:

• There will be plenty to eat!
• The cousins will love hanging out together and playing.
• The kids will be loud.
• The food will be good.
• There will be fun games.
• There will be lots of laughter.
• There *might* even be a prank or two.
• Did I mention there will be food?

Yep.  So, if I'm not reachable to phone or email, don't worry - I haven't gone completely off the grid.  Just a little time out for a family party.  (Either that or I'm passed out into a sugar coma somewhere!)

All right Millers, did someone say party on?

Done.And.Done.

Saturday Schedule

• Marinade Steaks for BBQ party.
• Drop niece off at her house after a movie and sleepover night.
• Make Marshmallow-Fudge Brownies for BBQ party.
• Make Citrus-Shrimp Salad for BBQ party.
• Get Notes prepared for Sunday Meeting.
• Finalize lesson I am teaching for Relief Society on Sunday.
• Assign PrettyPrettyPrincess to use Magic Eraser to "erase" her name from old dollhouse.
• Assign FunnyMan and LittleDuckling to load doll house into van.
• Drive to see old college roomie.
• Unload old dollhouse for old college roomie's daughter.
• Stay and visit with old college roomie for BBQ & slip-n-slide (kids, not me!) par-tay.
• Eat salad, steak, a smidge of a brownie and her Authentic Japanese Potstickers!!!!!!!!!
• Drive home stuffed and tired and ready for beddy-bye :)

Yep... should be a good one!

Just a Little Bruised

This is sooo dumb. I mean, what am I -- like in Jr High or something? Why do I care if the people at the "cool table" don't want me to sit with them anymore? It's not like it really matters, right? I mean, they don't DEFINE me! So... why does it matter? Why?

Not that I am emotionally scarred or "disfigured" for life or anything. It's not gonna keep me from getting out of bed, or stop me from going to church, or work or what have you. I am still going to be nice and cordial and polite and say hi and offer up the token head-nod. But I guess what I am admitting here is that my feelings are a little... "bruised" right now.

It wasn't supposed to matter; but it did. I told myself it was no big deal; but it was. I acted like I didn't care; and I don't, not really. And yet... I do (a little).

Perhaps, it matters (a little) because I used to be part of the group. Perhaps it hurts (a little) because I don't understand what I did to now be out of the group. Perhaps it's just another affirmation that I don't really fit in anymore. I don't have money like some in the group do. Everyone else in the group is married. Is that it? Was I cast out because I am not married?

I don't really fit in with the "singles" either. I mean, I have children. Where I live single moms just aren't a dime a dozen like perhaps some other places. I guess that is it. I don't like eating at the lunch table by myself. I don't want the pity-stares-while-you-walk-on-by look either. Just thinking "out loud" here, I suppose.

I get that not everyone I ever meet will like me (why? I have no idea - tee hee), but I used to be invited to the "cool table" all the time. So it isn't like I never knew what it was like. And now - all of a sudden - no more. Maybe that is why it hurts (a little). Maybe it bothers me (a little) because I enjoy socializing, and partying, and getting together to hang out. I am a gregarious person. I flock towards groups and I prefer to be where the action is. And having to "sit by myself" is hard because it isn't me. I just really hate feeling like I do not "fit" anywhere. I am not good at being a "loner".

So, perhaps, between kids and work and school and church and the gym perhaps I might have about 30 seconds left I can devote to finding a new group to fit into... lol!

Monkey See, Monkey Do NOT Do

Recently, I was surfing the internet for all things "monkey". PrettyPrettyPrincess is having a birthday coming up and because she loves Monkeys, we are doing a Monkey Themed party. She loves ALL monkeys, but especially loves the sock monkey. I am trying to do this on a budget, so I decided to make the invites. However, I didn't want to spend the time or money to scrap all kinds of little pieces together and use all sorts of brads and ribbons, so I thought what a cheaper way than to use graphics from the internet, right? Right.
In my search for sock monkeys, I found several cuties, like these:

Get it? A "Spider Monkey"!!! bwahahahaha!

Incidentally, here are some easy-to-follow-instructions on making your own sock monkey. Craft Bits: Sock Monkey . I, like my daughter, loved monkeys as a little girl, and still think they are cute. If I were having another baby girl, I'd love to do a sock monkey nursery, or snag myself this sock monkey diaper bag: Too cute, right? Now, also in my search, I came upon several of what I would call "Sock Monkey No-No's". See for yourself...

I mean some of this stuff could down-right scare little children into never wanting a sock monkey again! What's wrong with people??? lol!



I wish that I still had the sock monkey my grandmother made for me, circa 1973. I loved that little dude. I had him all the way through high school. Don't know where he ended up. Oh, by the way, here is what the invites ended up looking like:

Ringing in the New Year: Family Style

If you're like me and will be ringing in the New Year with the kidlets at home, here are some ideas...

Make your own noise makers. I found this clever idea over at Crafts.Kaboose.com Basically, let each child decorate their own (empty, but washed) water bottle. Fill the bottles with anything that will make noise, like beads, rice, coins, etc. Then, at midnight, they can shake their noise makers to help celebrate the new year. This is a good craft to keep them busy and occupied while they are waiting for the stroke of midnight. Although, honestly, instead of digging out the crepe paper and glue, I might opt for stickers... less messy. For a polished look, you could modge-podge over it all. For "Permanent" noise makers, add glue to the inside of the cap before putting back on.

Food -

There is always the stand-by of ordering pizza. However, my favorite thing to do for the kids is to set out a "finger foods" buffet for dinner. Fruits, piggies-in-blankies, quartered quesadillas, taquitos, etc. I let them graze, which they love, cuz then it really feels like a Par-tay! Don't forget to break out the "bubbly"... I like to get some sparkling cider or something "special" for them to toast the new year with. If you trust your kids with real glasses, check the dollar store or thrift store ahead of time for cheap champagne glasses. I like to mix & match.

Games -

Our family loves game nights. We don't do it often enough, but digging out the ol' game boards can be fun. In addition to the store bought games, here are some other game ideas:

"The Year Was..." Trivia - This is great for extended family parties. Everyone takes a piece of paper and folds it in half. On the outside of the paper, they write an event. On the inside, they write the year. Then in turn, they read the event out loud, i.e., "We had our family reunion down at the cabin and there were thunderstorms all night long. The year was..." They see if anyone can guess the year. Fun if played in groups too.

"Prediction Time Capsule" - What do you do with the left-over cookie tins from Christmas? Make Time Capsules, of course. Here's a fun game. Everyone gets a slip of paper and writes on prediction for the new year. You can even assign topics such as "politics", "fashion", "natural disasters", "medical discoveries", "world health", "romance", "movie stars", etc. Or you can assign each family member another family member to write a prediction about. Then after reading all predictions out loud, place them in the tin and "seal them up" until next year. This is a fun tradition to start. Then the next year, you start off by reading the old predictions and see if any came true!

A variation of the Prediction Time Capsule is to do a Prediction game. Have everyone write down a prediction on a slip of paper, and then put into a hat or a bowl, etc. Then everyone draws one out at random and reads their prediction for the new year aloud for the group to hear.

"If/Then Game" - This is a great one for any party. But we like it for New Years. Everyone takes a sheet of 8 1/2 by 11 lined paper. Fold it in half vertically, and then unfold it. The fold should now divide the paper into two columns. At the top of the column on the left, everyone writes "IF". Above the column on the right you write "THEN". Decide as a group how many "IFs" you want (usually between 5-10). Everyone will then write their IF/THEN statements, making sure that the IF part of the statement stays on one half while the THEN part remains on the other half. An example of an IF/THEN statement would be, "If I found out I was pregnant, then that would be a miracle." or "If Johnny eats peanut butter, his face swells up do to an allergic reaction." "If Sandi threw a red shirt in the washing machine, Then it might turn all of her underwear pink!" After everyone is finished with their statements, cut each paper in half and put them in two piles; an IF pile and a THEN pile. Mix up each pile, and have everyone re-draw 1 paper from each pile. Line up the halves and then have everyone read aloud their NEW IF/THEN statements. "If Sandi threw a red shirt in the washing machine, then that would be a miracle!"

Bubble Wrap Stomp/Indoor Fireworks - Save all of your bubble wrap and have a bubble wrap stomp when the clock strikes 12! I love this cuz a) who doesn't love bubble wrap? b) it's safer AND easier to clean up than fireworks c) who doesn't love Bubble Wrap?

Time Zone Celebrations - if you have kids that go to bed early, but want to join in the fun, then set up several clocks in a row on a table or counter. Label each one for a different time zone, i.e. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc. You could even do this for around the world. Then as each time zone hits midnight, have a mini celebration. This way even the little kids will feel like they have partied!

More Noise - We've done some of these before, but here's what my kids enjoy the most... (sorry, neighbors). I let them each get some pots and pans, and wooden spoons, etc. Then at midnight, I let them go outside and bang a few pots and pans and yell, "Happy New Year!" They think this is the bomb... for real. The best part is, it is FREE and there is no mess to clean up (like confetti).

I'm not sure yet if I am letting the kidlets have friendlets over for the new year or not... but either way, I've got the Aleve ready to go. :)

Tales of the Amish Gnome

Ok - so last weekend, I told you that there was a church Valentine's Dance down at the stake center. My neighbor across the street is the Activities Chairperson, and I am on her committee. Ergo, I could not get out of the dance. I joked about taking a blow-up doll as my date, but 1) I didn't have one and 2) what would "he" have done while I was busy on my kitchen/food prep shift?


Anyway, I get there early to help set up the food. The place looks great. The decorations are awesome. Here are a few pics I snagged before the party began. (they are taken with my phone and the room was sort of dim, so sorry about the quality.)

Anyway - I am on the first "kitchen shift" for refreshments and food. As I am carrying veggie trays and scooping ice cream floats, I notice this apparently single guy with his eye on me. And when I say his "eye", I mean that, literally. One eye was on me while the other one was looking in another direction, and sometimes it changed. He was about 5'3" in height. He had a blacker-than-black uni-brow and a full-on Amish-Style beard. Honestly, the way his one eye and then the other kept peering at me, I was a little uncomfortable. Actually, I was a lot uncomfortable. He made me nervous, and sort of gave me the creeps.

Now, perhaps, I was being a little too judgmental. Perhaps he is a lovely little fellow. Perhaps he is totally harmless. Nevertheless, I just didn't feel "safe" around him.

After my shift, I joined a few of my friends at a table. I told them about the guy that was watching me. They ask me which one. I sort of blurt out without thinking, "The one that looks like an Amish Gnome". Even though that induced some laughter, I couldn't help but think how accurate that description was, given his height, full beard and sort of scrunched up face with uni-brow.

Desperate Housewife thought that perhaps I was imagining the whole "keeping an eye on me" thing. So, I tested this theory. After checking the refreshments and refilling the ice water, I made my way back to the table. Amish Gnome seemed to be coming right towards me. I didn't want to give him the chance to ask me to dance, because I didn't want to have to say no. So, I sort of veered off to the left. Then HE veered off to my left. I then turned slightly to the right. HE turned slightly to my right. So I did one of those fake-out moves; a quick right then left. I lost him, arrived at the table. It was unanimous. Everyone at the table agreed that Amish Gnome was after me. I didn't want to be mean and turn him down if he asked me to dance. But I just couldn't bring myself to dance with someone who sort of creeped me out. (I know what some of you must be thinking... but I asked the Lord for mercy on this one.)

So, my friends and neighbors being the generous people they are, let me "borrow" their hubbies. It's true. I danced a few dances (not slow ones) with them, and sat by other ones at the table. I was hoping that Amish Gnome would get the hint. By the same token, I was hoping that everyone else in attendance didn't think I was the town slut or that our table was involved in some sort of Swingers Club or something. And when I wasn't busy dancing with other people's hubbies, I was engaging in riveting repartee via text with the PersonalTrainer. Between him and my table posse, I laughed almost all night long while exfiltrating cavorting with Amish Gnome. Good times.

Update... So following the weekend, I get a few scoops regarding Amish Gnome; who he is, what he's like, etc. Apparently, he shows up at every dance in the area; Adult dances, singles dances, and even YOUTH regional dances. Ewww. The teenage girls get a little creeped out at the various eyes that seem to follow 2 different girls at one time. Also, one report indicated that at one dance they had to have a committee member guard the refreshment table, because he continued to eat practically everything they had to offer. And finally, a third source gave an account of a time he rode a horse into the church wherein the dance was being held. They had to chase him out of the building and explain that horses do not belong inside, and inside a church at that. Poor Amish Gnome. I am sure he isn't all there, and it's unfortunate that someone hasn't been able to teach him basic things like don't go riding horses into a church building.

So, there you have it. My big exciting un-eventful Valentine's weekend. As my bloggy friend Kaye would say, "I know y'all are just dying to be me!" Seriously, I couldn't make this stuff up.

Christmas Party for 200 Please

Church Christmas Party


So, I got asked to be over the activities at church the end of October. They told me my remaining budget was about $600 oh and by the way, nothing had been planned for Christmas yet. (Yikes!)

I was worried about serving 200 people Christmas Dinner. Plus we would want to decorate, etc. Which means the food would have to be less than $3 per person. Can anyone say Panic? First order of business: get an awesome committee! Check.

Next we had to come up with a theme and food. To me it made sense to go simple and cheap. However, I did not think that hotdogs would fly. "What is cheap and feeds a lot of people?" I asked myself. Immediately I thought of Amish Haystacks. I knew from growing up around my Amish grandparents, cousins, etc., that their typical fundraising dinner - an Amish Haystack dinner - would feed tons and was cheap. Click here for recipe

This lady at church makes these dinner rolls from scratch that are to-die for. She is also used to cooking/catering for large parties. I asked her about making rolls for the Ward Christmas Party and how much she'd charge. She told me she would make 400 rolls if I gave her 25 lbs of flour, 4 lbs of butter and 1 dozen eggs. I couldn't believe it. Things were coming together and I knew that we could get $6 pumpkin pies from Costco that would feed 12-16 people per pie.
That settled it! Once we figured out the food and theme - everything else sort of formed itself.

Theme: Christmas in the Country
Food: Amish Haystack Dinner, homemade rolls, pie for dessert
Entertainment: Country Bumpkin Band & Little Lamb's Choir
Activities: Handmade Ornaments for the kids, Group Sing-A-Long
Decor: Rustic, simple, traditional

The Country Bumpkin Band is actually a family from the neighborhood. Almost all of them play the piano and they agreed to play (for free) Christmas music during dinner.

Table cloths - We called up our local newspaper and asked if they could sell us a roll of plain paper. We got it for $5 and it covered 20 long tables! How cool is that? Clean up's a breeze! And we had enough utensils, napkins and cups from last year. So that meant we just needed to get good sturdy paper plates.

I left the decorating up to a few of the committee members as they are so much better at it than I. And, being in the "Country" meant it could be kept simple. Garlands for the table (the ones we used last year) and punched white paper sacks with 40 battery-operated votives (which a committee member already owned). We also found little country looking wooden boxes stashed away in our supply closet - obviously from a few years ago. We filled those with crayons and set those out on the tables for the kids to color on the paper while waiting for food. (like they do at restaurants)

We had some craft tables set up in back. I figured the kids would be done eating way before the adults, and making their own ornament would keep them busy. Some of the young women agreed to help oversee that.

The Primary Kids agreed to be our "Little Lambs Choir". Holli from our committee made Little Lamb headbands for all of them too. They sang 2 little numbers and the bishop handed them each a candy cane as they got off the stage.

After the Little Lambs choir, we had a group sing-a-long to end the evening.

Here's where we came in for our budget:

Food (including candy canes) ...........$383

20 pies..................................................$120

sturdy paper plates.............................$20

paper plus 3 vinyl table cloths.............$15

Kids Crafts ............................................$35

raffia, paper sacks, misc decor............$20

entertainment.......................................$0

good time had by all.............................priceless!

TOTAL..................................................$593

Oh - and on a side note...everyone seemed to like the haystacks, though none of them had ever heard of it before. I did learn 2 things - I needed to have more rice and next time use minute rice. Don't worry - the recipe on the link has been modified.

So, that was our party, and I was glad that those who came enjoyed it. It was simple and sweet and yet still a lot of work. My feet were killing me by the end of the evening, but everyone was so great in helping with the clean-up.

I've already got the next year of church activities planned out and can't wait to get started. I'll be sure to keep you posted!

Sick & Tired

Some days I feel sick. Some days I feel tired. Mostly, I am just sick and tired of feeling sick and tired. I can't remember the last time I went an entire day without having a headache. It seems like a daily thing. For a while I thought perhaps it was due to my back/neck (supporting the weight of the "girls") that was causing the headaches. However, I see my chiropractor religiously. I do have trouble sleeping, and thought perhaps lack of sleep was causing the headaches.

Then the bouts of dizziness started to occur. By the way, try explaining to a Doctor what "dizziness" feels like without using the word "dizzy". For me, it's like the start or end of an elevator ride. Just a brief wash of dizziness across my forehead and behind my eyes, if that makes any sense.

Rewind about a month ago, I am at Big-D's house watching the game. By the 3rd quarter my head was pounding, and I was feeling dizzy and our beloved Blue was getting crushed by the Red anyway. Big-D suggests I take a nap. I didn't argue. I am not sure how much time passed, but soon I can tell someone is standing over me; creepy. I practically jump out of my skin. It was Big-D checking my pulse in my wrist. I asked him what he was doing. He told me that while I was sleeping he could hear my body working hard to breathe. So he checked my resting heart rate and declared it too fast. He really wanted to take me to the ER. I didn't think that was necessary. I instead decide to call my parents and get a professional opinion (from another state, mind you). My dad was an EMT for years and my mom is a Nurse (hence the nickname, NurseMom). I ask my mom "when is your resting heart rate too fast?" She asked what mine was, I told her. She did her "hmmm" that didn't comfort me at all. She asked me what other symptoms, if any I was having. I told her heart palpitations, chest pains, dizziness, shoulder pain, and a migraine. She gave me her advice. I hung up the phone.

"Well," asked Big-D, "What did she say?" "She told me to have someone drive me to the ER," I replied. That settled it. I was going in.

Thankfully, they quickly ruled out Heart Attack and Stroke. The Dr. said the first thing to do when treating for pain is to get the patient to sleep. So, he gave me a shot of Toradol for the migraine and a prescription for Xanax to help me sleep. He also gave me a referral for the Hearing and Balance center, which I called the next day.

They wanted to do a series of tests for something called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Since I had an inner ear infection last year, it would make sense that this could be the culprit of my pain & dizziness. In [very] Lay Man's terms, BPPV is when certain debris, sometimes called ear crystals or rocks, fail to migrate in the ear canal because of damage to what's called the utricle (possibly caused by injury or infection). I was able to get in that same week. They did all sorts of tests purposely making me dizzy so they could determine if BPPV was the source. At the end, that Dr. informed me that she was able to rule out everything except Central Nervous System. So, no BPPV, but I was to contact a neurologist.

I called my primary care to get a referral. After about 4 days of talking to nurses, who would in turn talk to my doctor, who would then get info from the doctor and call me back to ask questions, get my answers, tell the doctor, call me back, and round-and-round-she-goes, where-she-stops-nobody-knows type of phone tag (talk about dizzy!), The Dr. wanted to have me checked out for 2 possibilities. 1) Neurological Syndrome (a fancy word for "migraines" and 2) Acoustic Neuroma, which is basically a benign tumor that leads from the brain to the inner ear (again affecting the balance nerve). Tests she wants the neurologist to consider are an MRI, CT scan, and perhaps PET scan. Apparently these tests can determine or rule out the aforementioned conditions.

But, first, like everything else...blood work! ugh. So they did a Chemistry Blood Panel and Urineanalysis and checked hormone levels as well, since hormones is the #1 cause of migraines in women. After being in the lab for most of the day, I felt sick and had a migraine for a good two days. Finally, around 3pm the next day I felt better. That is when I had to put everything into high-gear and motivate (bribe/threaten) my kids to help clean the house since my parents would be getting in that night.

I wasn't able to get everything on my list crossed off, however, thanks to my slave-children and Anna's idea to shove things in closets (hee hee) I felt at least it was good enough for my family to come for a visit. Luckily, for the weekend, I was able to put my thoughts regarding my health on the back burner and enjoy my family. Though I did end each day with a full-on head-ache.

So, we still don't know the cause/source of my pain or the dizziness. But I guess as long as it isn't life-threatening, I just have to play the waiting game and work on the Dr's time table.

My wish for this holiday season and the new year to come? Good health for me and my family definitely tops the list. I'll be sure to keep you all posted!

The To-Do List

I LOVE having parties. The thing I HATE about them is getting ready for them. Why can't I just have a staff of about 10 people to come and clean and decorate and get the house ready for occasions like this? Oh yeah --- that little thing called "Money".

Bummer. Looks like it's up to me and my kids (yeah, right) to get the job done before our family Christmas party this Saturday. Here is my "wish-list" version of a to-do list. I doubt I will get it all done, but at least it is a goal, right?

• Clean all bedrooms
• Vacuum entire house
• shampoo carpets
• deep clean bathroom
• finish/clean up/put away Christmas project that is consuming my dining table at the moment
• paint main bathroom (may not happen)
• wash down (magic eraser) all door jams and light switches
• dust
• get caught up on laundry (this is the one that'll kill me)
• Clean out storage room
• put up Christmas Tree (it is a Christmas party, after all)
• wrap gifts for guests, place under tree
• shop for food
• make/prepare food
• rake the forest of leaves that have overtaken my backyard
• take a deep breath - a xanax every night before beddy-bye

In the meantime I've got Dr. appointments, ortho appts, hair appts and there's sure to be something unexpected too! :) Looks like I'll be pulling a few all-nighters. :)