Power 90, Day 2

Also known as, "If I blog about it where no one reads, does that mean I will make myself stick with it?"

I am on Day 2 of Power 90. Yesterday was Day 1, I did cardio ("Sweat") and it was great. Today was strength ("Sculpt"). I finished about 3 hours ago and I can already feel my muscles getting sore. Uh oh. Tomorrow will be painful, I suspect.

So far? I've been taking it very easy, using only very light weights. I like it. I am sure I will get sick of it, but its quick, it doesn't repeat the annoying crap too much (except pushups, I hate push ups). The only thing worse than a push up is a pull-up. No pull-ups included, so at least there is that!

My Favorites

My favorite Munchkin words:

Grils (girls)
Crils (curls)
wormaid (mermaid)
hurtses (as in "mommy's foot hurtses")
cruel bears (care bears)
"that's my perfect idea"


Junior says:
mama
dada
"all done" (ah da)

Junior signs:
More
Mama
baby (sometimes)
fish

Walking

Junior is walking. Finally. He apparently has been sneaking steps here and there in between chairs, but, seriously, not much. We even bought him big boy Stride Rites (size 6!) hoping it would give our chunky monkey a more stable platform. That was 2, 3 weeks ago.

Last night he took 5 steps. DH and me and Munchkin all saw. It was amazing.

First Day at New School

The kids started their new school today. New for Munchkin; first school for Junior. This morning was fine. Munchkin was SOOOO excited. She jumped out of bed, brushed her teeth, and was ready to go in hardly any time at all.
Junior managed to hit his head on the trunk at the end of our bed before we left, so he got to go to school with a brand new shiner.

Munchkin went right in, sitting down for breakfast and joining in. T

There was only one other baby there when we dropped Junior off. That's a good thing. Not too crazy. He didn't cry or anything, but he wasn't THRILLED (that could also be the headache--but don't worry, I dosed him with some ibuprofen to take the edge off that head injury on his first day of school).

I expect at the end of the day I'll hear that they did fine. Probably neither one will nap today (I am not too confident Junior will take to napping there until the toddler room--he's been pretty spoiled with napping in his own crib).

I think if there is going to be an issue with Munchkin it will be tomorrow or Wednesday when the whole thing has gotten to be so physically exhausting (starting new job or school or whatever is so draining, plus who knows how many days it will take her to settle into napping) that she just doesn't want to do it again.

Easter(-ish)

So, its not quite Easter. It is Good Friday. Spent the day taking Munchking to school, then to Wal-Mart to pick up Easter goodies for our baskets, and then to Costco to buy our lamb for Easter dinner (plus, toilet paper, wipes, soup, dish washing detergent, and other exciting items that evidence our state as a "family" or "parents").

I had to wake up Munchkin from her nap, which I felt was necessary because we needed to get home tolet Oma get back home (which is South of here on the freeway, and its Good Friday plus Spring Break start, which means the traffic is set up to be a nightmare). She was in and out of good sprits after that. We rode her newbike andplayed outside (until the carpeter bees were too much for her) and then I made dinner and played Mickey Mouse Easter Hunt. Munchkin was so tired, she could barely get down 3 chicken nuggets. I gave both kids a bath, put Junior to bed, then went to get Munchkin. She was apparently freezing to death (even though the house is about 80 degrees). I took her temp. Yep: fever. Not high yet. But still

Swim lessons in the morning, if Munchkin is up to it, then hopefully to church for the egg hunt (if we make it in time) and petting zoo (yay!).

Junior is still ALMOST crawling (but not quite). He ate apples and blueberries plus carrots tongiht. Big dinner! He is also 9 months old today. Holy cow. He's so big. Both in age and size. He easily wears 18 month clothes. I wonder how much he will weigh at his 9 month appointment next week???

Those Dark Times

We're all feeling a little hopeless these days. Massive unemployment, huge tax increases, no end to the debt (of either the national or student loan variety), and federal government gone crazy. There doesn't seem any way out of it. DH and I trying to get rid of our student loans, Dave Ramsey style (ok, Dave Light, because I know he wouldn't approve of upcoming carribean vacation). The idea is that if we have no debt of our own maybe we won't be such slaves to "the man."

I write all of this here only with the hope that one day we can look back and say, isn't it amazing how frightened we were? And then [insert new Reagan here] came along and helped us get it all back in order! Glad to be out of those dark times!

Need new job.

Need new job. One that doesn't require pro bono work, which (sorry, but) I hate. Or keeping track by the 1/10th of an hour. Blech.