Today was one of the best days that I’ve had in a very long time. We decided to skip church this morning since we had so much we wanted to get done around the house. Robert started off our day with making waffles. I had one with 2 strips of bacon. I decided that I’d hit the gym this morning before our day got going. That way I wouldn’t have to stop what we were doing later on to go.
I pushed myself to see how quickly I can go 5k (3.1 miles) on the elliptical machine. The first time I did it, my time was 38 minutes. I’ve been getting better. Today I made it 3.1 miles in 28 minutes! I am so proud of myself for doing this. One of these times soon I am going to get some help with the weight machines. I think I could figure it out, but I don’t want to take any chances of hurting myself because I didn’t ask for help. The assistance is free, so I might as well take advantage of it. I’d like to start toning my muscles. I used to think people were crazy when they said they would work out for an hour or more at a time. Now I am becoming one of those people. It is amazing how different I feel when I go and work out. I need to force myself to do it more often. Last month I just barely had the 12 visits. My goal is 13 visits this month. Not sure if I’ll make it, but I have to try.
After I was finished with my workout, I noticed I had a text message from Robert. He told me to meet him at Mary Park (just up the road in New Richmond). Turns out he made plans to meet up with his aunt Michelle and her two kids (Natalie and Samuel). They had some delays in getting there, so the kids and adults played together for a bit. It worked well to divide and conquer instead of one person trying to wrangle both kids at the same time. Once Michelle arrived, we decided to hit DQ for lunch/dessert. Neither of the kids ate much, but oh well. Robert ended up bring Warren home since he was so tired. I kept Laura at the park to play with Natalie for a while. Laura has been asking about Natalie and when she can play with her again. The girls were having so much fun together. We even ventured down to the water and waded in. The girls went up to their knees while Michelle and I stayed a little more shallow (up to our ankles). We called it quits after a while. After a quick stop at Walmart, Michelle stopped here on her way home to get a box of boy clothes for Samuel. I have a feeling that I could get her another full box after I go through Warren’s dresser. I think he only wears about half of what is in there. I also need to see what I have in garbage bags (full of clothes). I can probably pass along some of that stuff too.
Once the girls made it back home, it was time for Robert to work outside again. I managed to get Laura down for a rest (which of course she slept through) and Warren down for a nap. Something woke up the little boy. He was MAD. I managed to get him calmed down enough that he slept on me for a little while longer. The decision was made that Laura needed to be woken up at 5:30. The concern was she wouldn’t sleep tonight if she slept much longer.
We did the ultimate lazy man’s dinner and ordered pizza from Dominos. I picked it up and brought it home. Rather than trying to get the kids to sit at the table while watching the Strawberry Shortcake movie, we did a picnic on the floor. Robert spread out a blanket an the kids sat on that to eat. It worked out much better than I expected. We may have to try this more often (as in more than once every 4 years). Both kids ate a good dinner, then took baths. The rest of the evening has been low key and pleasant. I am just wishing we had one more day to the weekend. I’m not ready for Robert to go back to work tomorrow. I had so much I wanted to get accomplished this weekend, and most of it isn’t. Oh well. It will be there all week long. I’ll poke at it while I’m home, and Robert will do what he can in the evenings too.
I can’t believe that my little girl is going to be 4 next week. 4 years ago, I was put on bed rest. I couldn’t get up unless it was to go to the bathroom, take a quick shower, or go to bed. I also had to lay on my left side. Talk about being uncomfortable! After that brief amount of “suffering”, I received one of the best gifts ever. She makes me want to yell, scream, smile, laugh, and celebrate each day. I have been a stay-at-home mom for the majority of her life. I’ve work part-time for most of it. There was about 5 months of working full-time while I was pregnant with Warren, but otherwise I’ve been around. I still can’t believe how fast the time has gone. She will be starting half days of 4K in the fall. She is growing up so fast. I do see so much innocence in her yet. I’ve seen some kids at 4 doing things that I would expect a 10 year old to do. Thankfully my baby hasn’t done that yet. I want her to keep that childhood innocence as long as she can. The world is cruel and will take it from her before I am ready as it is.