Do you know how to tell if you're a bad bowler? If your three year old daughter beats you. Yes, she had the bumpers up, but she still kicked my butt.
Ginny and I spent the afternoon at the local bowling alley with a bunch of families from our Sunday School. It was a lot of fun and Ginny was hysterical. Waiting for her balls to get to the pins was painful, and once an employee had to come and clear two balls from right in the middle of the lane. Even so, she still managed to knock down more pins than I did. Oh man...
This past week has been a bit on the challenging side. I have had PMS from hell. Not that I was terribly grouchy... there were moments, but not constant. It was all the other stuff... particularly the water retention and the back ache. I thought I was going to lose my mind, not to mention that it was very frustrating when I was just getting back on track with some exercise to see all that weight come back (even though I know it was just water).
Other highlights from the week... taking the wee-lings for hair cuts (Pippin looks like such a big boy with his hair so short), introducing the wee-lings to people at my Beloved's office, and having some success with a new approach to Pip's diaper issues (we are now putting his diaper on backwards and taping it).
On to this week's chit chat. What...
Are you reading? I put American Heiress on hold temporarily as my copy of my friend J.R. Vikse's new book arrived the other day. Fictions Of Questionable Length is an interesting collection of short stories and poems that J.R. has written over the course of the past six years. Definitely eclectic and surprising (especially since I know the author), the stories have something for everyone. If you want to check it out, you can order it via Amazon.
Are you watching: A documentary about the Tower of London on PBS. Also recording Once Upon a Time, and Believe.
Are you looking forward to this week: Hopefully getting to see my mom on Saturday. We'll see if we are able to make that happen.
Is one thing you did last week that you don't want to repeat this week: I didn't work out once all week. The intense (read: excruciating) back ache that dogged me all week put the kibosh on any serious physical activity.
Was your best moment over the last week? Pippin, this morning, completely responding to our clean up song by putting toys away. Shows that he was not only paying attention, but understood what I was asking for and was able to comply. He also got into sharing the peace at church (the part in our liturgy when we shake hands with those around us and say "Peace be with you"), and would put out his hand to shake whenever I said "Peace be with you".
Is your #1 goal for next week? Fitness! A multi-pronged goal... early morning workouts (get in 5), drink my water every day (120 oz each day), walking/marching for 15-20 minutes following each meal.
Song can't you get out of your head? The theme song from Peg + Cat (a kids show on PBS that Ginny loves).
Best/Worst financial decision over the last week? Best - kept my grocery bill under budget. Worst - Two trips to Tim Horton's this week. Completely unnecessary. Both nutritionally and financially.
Is something that you'd like to learn to do? I'd like to learn how to make jewelry... the wire wrapped kind. I like so much of it when I see it at the farmer's market, but it's so pricey. I'd like to see how much it would cost for me to make it.
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This was posted as a part of Carla's Sunday Night Chit Chat. Please click over and check out what others are chatting about tonight.
How are you?? Looks like a good week last week. Bowling looked like such fun! I always like bowling even though I'm not that great at it either. :p I love Pip's haircut. How cute does he look?! :) also love Beaners. That's where we take M! How are the fitness goals going? How's the speech and talk going with the little mister? Thinking of you!
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