Monday on Tuesday

Why does EVERY group I belong to plan things for the 4th week of the month????? One of those questions that make you go "hmmm..." and better yet...having experienced this phenomenon for years, WHY do I continue to schedule added things during the 4th week???

Monday - Cy was off, got called in for a manager's meeting, studied at the library.....

SAGE - Shop Natural co-op, Mom's Night Out (which I had to miss)

School - Arielle sat down with Nolan and read all the couch school to him - WOW!

Me - copied brochures, paid bills, did co-op paperwork and more things but I can't remember what....

Tuesday - Today I have a Parish Advisory Counsel meeting at 11:30, Curves at 2:00, Bible Study at 6:30.

Really, I think I will begin skipping life during the 4th week of the month - it's crazy. AND if I'm ever in charge of planning a monthly event I will REMEMBER not to chose the 4th week of the month as that is certainly a popular week. LOL

CURVES

They've begun the special a few days early! No enrollment fee ($149).

I'm going in tomorrow at 2:00 to hear the spiel, check out the machines and possibly sign up. I have a free one week coupon but she said it's one offer or another...and the enrollment fee is worth more by far than one week of free trial. ::snort::

I am excited at the idea of some variety in my life...currently I do a 45 minute step board workout 5 days a week.....the idea of having something that will burn nearly as many calories is hopeful!

"Working out is always more fun with a friend" - so if any of your local friends want to come in with me - they welcome that....you could hear the spiel and decide. I have no idea how high pressure they may be - but I'm not high pressure. LOL

Like Mother/Like Daughter....

Arielle was chopping a peanut butter ball to put in her shake and got her finger instead.....so yesterday goes down as a "near perfect day" rather than a "perfect day".

Geo-caching.....

After the Stock Show, we went Geo-caching.....

Let's see....we seem to have trespassed on PRIVATE PROPERTY...though there were NO signs....the lady stayed on her driveway, rather agitated, until we drove off. We didn't laugh until we got away from her driveway.

I retrieved the cache!! This photo can serve as a current photo of me, that's the new style....flipped up on the bottom but really all I note is that with all the layers it has more volume and doesn't hang in my face as much! LOL

We eventually did find 3 caches. We're pretty sure another one has been stolen as we've searched for it twice and it simply isn't there. It's supposed to be in this park, so we stopped and played. Wouldn't it be nice to have BIG brothers to watch out for you?

Most parks don't have teeter-totters anymore - at least the ones we find. The littles had a great time on these...and then the older ones joined in and showed them all sorts of new fun things to do on the teeter totters. A personal highlight of the day for me happened on the teeter totter. The children wanted to balance....Josiah was on one side and no one could balance with him. OK - to realize why this is HAPPY and not depressing you need to remember that always in the past I am able to sink to the bottom and keep Cy in the air. Today, I had Stacia with me and when I scooted back we almost balanced. He is now 23 lbs heavier than I. Of course he's a foot taller...but still I didn't sink....::snort::

Not only do you sometimes see irate neighbors, intersing wildlife and the like...but look what else we discovered on our hunt....

Vrooom....vroom

Bumper cars are always fun - two to a car....

Ferris Wheel - Mike, evidence that I'm doing my best to fill your shoes..that's my head in the middle across from Cy....

It Looked So Easy

The man made this look so easy....but we knew there had to be a catch. Cy attempted to win a big animal for Stacia.... The man had pity on him and gave him a rose to give Stacia.

The Fun House

I kept Stacia outside while the others ran through the fun house. It began with this mirrored maze...hard to get photos but here are a couple...if you look close you can see the children.

Something symbolic about this photo appeals to me....look close (lower left) and you'll see ME reflected in MY CHILDREN....I pray daily that God is reflected in my life and then in their life....

To exit the Fun House you slid down this slide.