Miller Time: July 2008

Just a little reminder...

This was on my friend Somer's Blog and I really liked it. If I could just do a few of these things each day I know I would feel better. Give it a try.
40 Golden Tips for a Better Life
1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, Smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.

4. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement,
'My purpose is to __________ today.'
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.

6. Play more games and read more books than you did in 2007.

7. Make time to practice Meditation or prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.

8. Spend time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6. - Appreciate their genuine nature, strength, and innocence. For real!

9. Dream more while you are awake. 1

0. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan Salmon, broccoli, almonds & walnuts
. 12. Try to make at least three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, your car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.

14. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a college kid.

17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.

18. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

22. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: 'In five years, will this matter?'

26. Forgive everyone for everything.

27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. Nature heals everything.

29. However good or bad a situation is it will change.
30. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

35. Do the right thing!

36. Call your family often. (Or email them to death!!!) Hey I'm thinking of ya!

37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for __________.
Today I accomplished _________.

38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disney World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

40. May your troubles be less, May your blessings be more, May nothing but Happiness come through your door!

We Will Miss You Grandma Ila!

Dustin's sweet Grandma Ila passed away last week. She was an amazing women and will be greatly missed. We are comforted by the fact that she has now been reunited with Grandpa Jack. We Love you Ila.

Ila Sarah Wilson Miller 1925 ~ 2008
Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend returned peacefully to her Heavenly Father on July 23, 2008 at the age of 83. Ila was born April 14, 1925, in Scofield, Utah to Irl Benjamin and Ethel Jane Mills Wilson. She married her eternal companion, Jack Miller, on June 3, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple. The greatest desire of her heart was to be reunited with her husband, the love of her life, who preceded her in death eight years ago. As a young girl, she learned to work hard helping her parents with farming and ranching. Since there was not a high school in Scofield, she moved to Mt. Pleasant, Utah at the age of 14 to attend boarding school at Wasatch Academy. She graduated with honors. Ila then attended BYU and Stevens Henager Business College where she developed her skills in accounting and business which led to her lifelong career. Being the farm girl that she was, she arose very early every day of her life. She worked 30 years for Standard Builders Supply. When she and Jack retired, they along with two of their sons started Miller Paving Company. With her endless energy and incredible work ethic, she continued to work an additional 30 years, where she was the heart and soul of the company. She was an active and devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served faithfully in many callings throughout her life. She spent many early morning hours doing family history work. Ila and Jack served a mission together in Jacksonville, Florida. Her greatest attributes were persistence, patience, dependability, unselfishness, generosity, and kindness. Ila's greatest joy was her family. Ila and Jack felt strongly about family traditions. It was the motivation behind every family vacation and every family gathering. Each Sunday there was an open invitation for her family or anyone else needing unconditional love, support, or a really good cinnamon roll to gather at her home. She loved everyone, and everyone loved her. She was a great example to all. She is survived by: children- Sandy (Terry) Martin, Robert (Carol) Miller, Gary (Jackie) Miller, Janie (Paul) Shupe, Scott (Tori) Miller; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brother, Ken (Beth) Wilson, sister, Betty (Marland) Stagg, sister-in-law, Barbara Miller, brother-in-law, Richard (Betty Gaye) Miller, and many loving nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be held Tues., July 29th, 2008, at 12 noon at the Cottonwood 2nd Ward Chapel, 5165 South Highland Drive (2080 East) Salt Lake City, Utah. Viewings will be held Mon., July 28th from 6-8 p.m. and Tues., July 29th, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at the Cottonwood 2nd Ward. Interment: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive. Funeral Directors, Cottonwood Mortuary 4670 S. Highland Drive, Holladay, UT.

Happy 5th Birthday Dane!

Dane turned 5 today! I can't believe how time has flown. Next month he will be starting kindergarten and before I know it he will be married with kids of his own. Anywho, he had a great birthday. We celebrated at a small park close to our house with family and a couple of neighborhood friends. The adults and kids had a great time playing horseshoes, badmiton, baseball, soccer, frisbee, eating pizza and cake. Enjoy the pictures!

Wyoming Weekend Fun

Over the weekend the boys and I headed up to Star Valley Wyoming for a family reunion. We had a great time with the Allred Clan, Gma & Gpa Wray, Gma Rose and Richard and all the cousins. On our way home to SLC we drove the Idaho way and stopped in Idaho Falls for a baby shower for my sis Megan who is having a boy in August. It was so fun to see Meg, Abbey and Greg-Kim. Too bad it was such a short visit.

Tag, I'm it!

Three Joys
1. Going on Vacations.

2. Snuggling with my 3 boys. Either all together or one-at-a-time.

3. A good bike ride.

Three Fears

1. Altophobia- Fear of heights

2. Lutraphobia- Fear of otters

3. Sesquipedalophobia- Fear of long words

Three Goals

1. To finish my first Triathlon

2. To have a private concert from David Bowie and/or Snoop Dogg.

3. To watch my children grow up into amazing people.

Three Current Obsessions/Collections

1. Since I was 12 I have collected PEZ dispensers. I have over 100 of them.

2. Red Mango Frozen yogurt with mango's and blueberries. YUM!

3. Training for said Triathlon. Instead of playing on the computer I should be out for a swim, bike and/or run. Arrrgh! ;)

Three Random Surprising Facts about Me

1. I enjoy honey as a topping for ice cream.

2. I absolutely hate the bottom of my feet to be touched. Unless it is by a trained pedicure professional. But especially by my husband who thinks it's funny to use his toes to scrape my foot while I am sleeping. I think I may start sleeping with a weapon under my pillow.

3. I am the oldest of 11 grandchildren on my mom's side. The youngest is 9 years-old.

Now I tag Jessica L., Steph E., and Erin W.

Our Holiday Weekend

I hope you all had a great holiday weekend. We stayed home and managed to get some yard work done and have fun too.

Dustin was such a great sport and worked in the yard all day on the 4th to remove all the ugly lava rock from our flower beds. I have been bugging him to get it done for a month now. The whole time he was cursing the previous owners name because who is dumb enough to think that lava rock would be a great addition to any landscape?! Notice in the picture below that the weeds are taking over too. Another bad thing about lava rock is that my dogs pee and poop on it and in the heat of the day a nice urine/feces smell takes over the yard. Lovely huh? Oh, and Ian like to put the rocks in his mouth :(

Now we just have dirt and at this point dirt is way better than lava rock. After working all day we headed up to the Oakley Rodeo with some friends. The rodeo and fireworks were great way to celebrate Independence Day.

On Saturday the Snow's invited us up to Jordanelle Reservior for some boating. The kids had a blast jumping in the cool water and riding the tube.

On Sunday I had to work but Dustin took the boys to Utah Lake for some waterskiing with Buddy and Jed. Then we had fun in the mud. Dane and Ian were construction workers. I love it when they play together.

Happy 4th of July

Beat the Heat

Tenille and Carson were so awesome to let us come over to their house for some Summer-Time Fun. It was a great way to beat the heat!

Tenille has a fantastic backyard with a trampoline, swingset and 2 little pools plus a slip-n-slide.

Below are the kiddos showing off their tattoo's.

Dane and Carson taking turns on the swing.

JUMP! JUMP!

Three cute kids. Carson, Dane and Paris

Ian and Finley. Cute little bums!

Dane an Carson spitting water at each other.

Ian was obsessed with this chair. He would carry it around and when he would try to sit on it he would usually tip it over an cry. By the end of the afternoon he finally mastered sitting on it. And you can see how happy he is.