Round and round and round it goes... where it stops... no one knows!!

We've played spin Uno a few times this past week with the family and Rich keeps reciting that line when someone spins in the game. I feel some days as if my life is spinning around out of control... but I know it really isn't. I've just been busy and I think sometimes I dig my feet in and complain about being busy- when compared to a lot of other people my life is calm and serene and not busy at all.

I've been exercising a lot harder at the YMCA for the past few weeks. I have a friend who used to do personal training and she has been meeting with me at the YMCA and helping me work on strengthening my muscles that are weaker. And just generally pushing me to work harder in my exercises. At times I feel like I've taken on a part time job with the time I spend getting ready for, going and coming home and cleaning up from the workout, but I know if I can keep this up it will benefit me in the long run and once I get my body to where I want it- maintaining it will not take as much time as it is taking right now to get in shape.

This past week Alex started taking classes at ATA Karate- they teach a Tae kwon do phylosophy of martial arts. He loves it and I'm very happy with the instructor. She is very upbeat and positive and works wonderfully with the kids and seems to have an excellent balance of teasing and having fun with the kids- yet maintaining the structure and respect that Martial arts is known for.

That happens at 5-5:45 two nights a week so I've pulled out my menu planning stuff again and am working at planning my meals before 5pm so I know what we are having and can do the prep earlier in the day- and have things prepared and cooking/baking/warming while we go to his class so we can eat dinner when we get home.

I've also been asked to be a cub scout den leader at church- so that's a whole new world I get to learn about and have some fun with the 8-12 year old boys. More specifically I'll be working with the 9 year old boys.

Alergies have really hit our family this spring like a ton of bricks. Poor Angela has been so stuffed up and congested from hers that it turned into a sinus infection and she had yucky gunk coming out of her eyes... just lots and lots of it. The rest of us seem to just have sinus pressure and headaches and sore throats each morning from the drainage and laying down all night long.