The kids had school today, which turned out to be a shock to my system as I was fully expecting to sleep in and have a leisurely day at my own pace. Instead, two kids came screaming into my room at seven o'clock this morning and both began jumping on my bed, which excited the dogs into a fit of barking and also trying to jump on my bed. This is my usual wake-up call and if I'm expecting it, it only shaves a few months off of my life. But unexpected? I'll be dead by 40. We played our usual Monday-morning game of 'Find Kyler's Glasses' (I won) and then everybody laughs at Mom (except Mom) because she's wearing jammies with dress shoes and Dad's hat to drive the kids to school in. Hey, whatever jumps in front of me is what I wear on days like these. And then they were off to school and the thought of a good night's sleep was a thing of the past. I had groceries to buy, a house to clean and a blog to keep up with!
For the past few days, Kyler and Mae have both been working out with me. A mind-snapshot from yesterday: Kyler was sprinting on the treadmill while Mae and I were both lifting weights, counting in unison, when out of nowhere, we all busted out in a fit of laughter at the same time. We have no idea why this happened but I want to make sure I remember it, and now it's in stone (or at least encrypted on my computer). These kids of mine are surprisingly motivational. I tried doing tae bo when they were about three and four years old. About halfway through the video, I angrily shut it off because both kids began whining about being bored the second I started, even when I stayed calm and tried to get them involved. They sure have come a long way! I even decided that we should make our own workout video...why are there no "family workouts" out there? Unless there are and I just don't know about them. It's a brilliant idea either way.
We have booked our Colorado motel and after much research on zip-lining, we decided it's a no-go. Last time we were in Colorado, Kenny got extreme altitude sickness after forcing me to the top of Pike's Peak. While I call this karma, he has forever written off climbing to the tops of any mountains, and that includes zip-lining from one to the next. However, we did book an ATV trip that we're all very excited about.
Work update: Now that I'm fire-qualified, I am headed back to third shift. I was so excited to try my hand at second shift, where people sleep at night and all the fun calls happen when I'm actually at work, but now that I've tried it, I'm happy to be going back to nights. Being busy does make the time go faster, but it is putting quite a damper on my book-reading and that's important. I also enjoy the laidbackedness (new word!) of third shift, where an insult is not really an insult and if you do something wrong, you will get cursed at in a fun-loving way. I am totally serious. Maybe you have to be there to understand.
Wishing happiness to all, and if you feel down about the cold weather, just think of all the mosquitoes that aren't biting you and the lawn you don't have to mow.
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