This Week....

Ken and I started exercising 5 days a week at 5:00 in the morning. I do spinning 3 days a week with upper body weights afterwards and then lower body weights and running the other 2 days. Ken hates spinning so he has his own schedule (I don't see him so I have no idea what he does but he is always soaked from sweat and he's losing weight so he has a good thing going also) but it's fun to ride together and support each other in our efforts to get healthy. This means though that I am alot more strict about bedtime being early. I am NOT a morning person but I should be. I get alot more done and I'm happier (believe it or not) when I get up and start my day out the way I always plan that I should.

I'm still working on the evening routine but the morning is coming together good. The kids have chores and summer homework that they work on in the morning. If they get it all done, without making me crazy, then we do something fun in the afternoons.

We have been going to the park every day for the summer lunch program. I love this because I get to visit with so many neighbors and friends and the kids get to run and play in the park for an hour everyday so it's our social hour.

For our afternoon activities we choose from bowling, swimming, movie theater, library, or Dierkes Lake. Because they did so well this week, we went to the Drive-in Theater on Friday night. That was fun. Ken had to work, so I had to put on my "big girl pants" and do it alone. I have never been to a drive-in before in my whole life and I was taking all 6 of my kids alone. I was nervous how it would all come together and how the little ones would do but we went with some friends and it was a blast. We saw Kung Fu Panda and Indiana Jones. The younger 4 fell asleep in the back of the suburban so it was just me and the older boys for most of the night. I don't know if Indiana Jones was worth staying out until 2am but Kung Fu Panda is really, really cute. It was fun to be with my kids and watch them enjoy the whole experience. We will definately be doing that many more times this summer.

This morning I got up bright and early and went out with a friend to pick strawberries. I got 12 gallons. Then I spent the rest of the day washing them and freezing them so that I can make jam on a later date. We also hit a couple of garage sales and found some great deals.

My house is clean, my kids are all bathed and asleep, clothes are all ironed for tomorrow, Ken is still working and I'm way too tired to wait up any later so I'm off to bed now. This week is now officially over!

Have a great Sabbath!