Half full or half empty

So here was my day as I see it:
*Woke up to crushed cereal on my bedroom floor, even though we have a "no food
out of kitchen" policy. Hmm. No biggy. Moving on...
*Kids have deep coughs, have to miss my training for the Tour de Y. Ok, I'll make
it up when Rhet gets home.
*Went to piano lessons. Got ticket for going through "emergency cut through only"
to turn left on Baston road. The day now officially stinks.
*Am now 20 minutes late for 30 minutes of piano instruction. And I have a child
that is not mine that I made late, as well.
*Go to my spin classes at night. Do two in a row to make up.
*Get a phone call to come home immediately to take Colby to emergency room.
*Ran out of Y and didn't get my spinning class signed off.
*Get home and Colby is sleeping. Had slammed finger in door. It was bleeding and
bruised.
*Took him to ER to get it checked out (broken or needed stitches) Sat for FOUR hours
for them to say he was fine and give us a band-aid.
*Got home at 2am and had a meeting in the morning at my house at 9am. Cleaned up
that night.

OK- how I should see the day...
*Kids let me sleep in a little, even though I had some mess to clean from it.
*Next piano lesson was canceled, so the kids got their full lesson.
*Rhet didn't care about the $120 ticket.
*Maybe my instructor will remember me on Saturday to sign my paper.
*Colby didn't need stitches or a cast and we had some good together time.
*I got to take a really long nap the next day and I didn't feel bad about it at all.
*My house got cleaned because people were coming over.

Maybe tomorrow I'll count my blessings.

Tour de Y

I had on my "to do" list before I turned 30 to run a marathon. There is a half-

marathon November 1 in Augusta. But frankly, running 13 miles just doesn't

appeal to me at the moment. Especially after running 13 miles, having to wear

a t-shirt that has the word "half" in it just doesn't seem fair.

INSTEAD... I am training for the Tour de Y. To qualify, you have to take 28

spinning classes before August 12. Then you "get" to be a part of the show:

Six 45 minute spinning classes back-to-back for a total of 4 1/2 hours of spinning.

The rules are:

1) can only get off the bike once for a bathroom break

2) have to keep heart rate up

3) can't stop:)

I am only on spin class number 8. That means I have to take 7 spinning classes

per week. Wish me luck!

PS No, the picture isn't me. I don't wear sports bras to exercise. That would

be scary- except to my husband, who says I always look beautiful, even in

the morning:)

Daisy and Lil

My little Daisy! Wooey!

Alexis and Ace

It would have given me a heart attack if I knew they were
doing all this on their own at the horse back camp.

Way to go, Alexis!

Air Force Museum in Utah

Dad is fired as a babysitter

Colby's bed/nap routine that I write down for a babysitter:

1. Give Colby a bottle

2. Turn fan on high

3. Turn off light

4. Sing Colby a song

5. Place him in bed on stomach

6. With pacifier in mouth and one in hand

7. Put blanky over him, he likes to hold it to get to sleep

8. If he cries, DON'T pick him up. Go in after 2 or 3 minutes and put him back on stomach with pacifier again and walk out.

9. Repeat until he goes to sleep. (maybe 2 or 3 times).

What happens when DAD BABYSITS:

Can you see how close Colby is to the edge of the bed? But- don't worry, little baby, I'm sure your daddy's reflexes are amazing when he is in REM sleep!

Swim day is every day